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Environmental Tectonics Corporation's NASTAR(R) Center Announces 2010 Classes for Suborbital Scientists to Train for Space

Apr 6, 2010 09:49:00 (ET)


SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., April 6, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Environmental Tectonics Corporation's (ETCC, Trade ) ("ETC" or the "Company") The National AeroSpace Training and Research (NASTAR(R)) Center announced the next Suborbital Scientist Training Program course dates as June 14, 15, 16 and August 2, 3, 4 of 2010. Course dates for sponsored groups are also set for the summer and fall of 2010.

The NASTAR Suborbital Scientist Training Program provides space flight physiology training for prospective "Suborbital Scientist-Astronauts" wishing to fly experiments on upcoming suborbital space missions. The course teaches how to handle the physiological and psychological rigors of spaceflight and provides a tangible understanding of how to design experiments for research in a suborbital environment. The program is three days and includes an overview of the commercial space research industry, altitude and space flight physiology training and distraction factors management

Dates available for individual sign-ups are June 14-16 and August 2-4 of 2010. NASA, Industry Organizations, and University sponsored group dates are available through NASTAR Center.

Brienna Henwood, Director of Space and Research at NASTAR Center, said, "The coming era of commercial suborbital spaceflights will provide low-cost, frequent space access for projects and people to altitudes of 70-140 km with up to 5 minutes of microgravity. The NASTAR Center Suborbital Scientist Training Program provides researchers and their organizations an understanding of how they can take advantage of these newly emerging 'human-in-the-loop' Research & Education Mission (REM) opportunities. In the end, our trainees walk away with confidence and an excellent understanding of the processes necessary to prepare experiments and themselves for suborbital spaceflight."

About The NASTAR Center

The National AeroSpace Training And Research (NASTAR(R)) Center ( www.NASTARcenter.com ) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Environmental Tectonics Corporation. The NASTAR Center houses a variety of state-of-the-art equipment and professional staff to support the training and research needs of the aerospace community, including military aviation (fixed and rotary wing), civil aviation (fixed and rotary wing), space travel (government and private) and research support and data collection. The NASTAR(R) Center's equipment and programs are highly modular and flexible and can accommodate a wide range of aerospace training and research requirements.

ETC was incorporated in 1969 in Pennsylvania and this year we will celebrate our 40th anniversary. Our core technologies include the design, manufacture and sale of Training Services (TSG) which includes (1) software driven products and services used to create and monitor the physiological effects of flight; (2) high performance jet tactical flight simulation, and; (3) driving and disaster simulation systems, and Control Systems (CSG) which includes: (1) steam and gas sterilization; (2) testing and simulation devices for the automotive industry, and; (3) hyperbaric and hypobaric chambers. Product categories included in TSG are Aircrew Training Systems (ATS) and flight simulators, disaster management systems and entertainment applications. CSG includes sterilizers, environmental control devices and hyperbaric chambers along with parts and service support.

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