"Astronauts4Hire" at 2012 Ignite STEM Week Hawaii
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Astronauts4Hire (A4H) is a non-profit organization that trains and prepares individuals to become commercial astronauts. A4H fills the gap between commercial spaceflight providers and potential missions. It provides skills training, facilitates communication among candidates, engages the space research community, and inspires the next generation. A4H currently has 67 associate members and 19 flight members with advanced degrees and language skills. It offers a variety of training programs and partners with companies to provide research opportunities for its members through suborbital flights.
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"Astronauts4Hire" at 2012 Ignite STEM Week Hawaii
- 1. Astronauts4Hire Brian Shiro 2012 Ignite STEM Week Honolulu, HI www.astronauts4hire.org 1
- 2. SpaceShipOne won the Ansari X-Prize on 4 Oct 2004, ushering in the era of Private Space鍖ight CommercialSpaceflight
- 3. SpaceShipTwo Spaceflight2.0 is undergoing extensive 鍖ight tests. 500 people have already bought tickets!
- 5. SuborbitalScience Advantages: high 鍖ight rates, low cost, manned or unmanned, reaches places too high for planes/balloons but too low for sounding rockets/orbital spacecraft Fields of study: Ignorosphere earth science, atmospheric science, planetary science, heliophysics, astronomy, microgravity science, life science, aeromedicine, aeronautics
- 6. PuttingtheCrewin CommercialCrew A4H 鍖lls the gap between the 鍖ight provider and the mission.
- 7. A4HMission To Increase the competitiveness of commercial astronaut candidates by: providing skills training, facilitating forums for candidate communication, engaging the space research community, and inspiring the next generation.
- 8. A4HOrganization A4H is a 501(c)(3) volunteer-driven educational and scienti鍖c public charity serving the needs of the aspiring commercial astronaut community.
- 9. A4HMembers Associate Members (67) Join anytime Must apply Flight Members (19) for selection
- 10. 粥4堰G姻看敬岳鞄 86 67 Associate Members: 16+ doctorates, 30+ MS degrees 19 Flight Members: 10 doctorates, 19 MS degrees, 16 languages, 7 NASA Highly Quali鍖ed
- 12. 粥4堰M庄鉛艶壊岳看稼艶壊 1st For Hire Contract 2nd Flight Member A4H Incorporated Signed Expansion 2nd For Hire Contract First A4H-led Signed space 鍖ight funded 1st A4H Class receives wings 1st Flight Member STAC Expansion 1st Training Class Established Advisory Board Astronauts for Hire: the book A4H Training 1st For Hire Contract Manual Published COMPLETED IRS 501c3 JoinedCSF Status Granted 2nd Contract to be completed 2010/Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2011/Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2012 /Q1 Q2 Q3
- 13. 粥4堰S艶姻厩庄界艶壊 Provides its members with Training professional development opportunities to grow as commercial astronaut candidates through training and research. Provides its clients and Research partners with a range of scienti鍖c and technical expertise to advance human space鍖ight.
- 14. A4HTraining SeaandWildernessSurvival AnalogTraining HypoxiaAwarenessTraining CentrifugeandMissionSimula;on Avia;onTraining SMS EgressandCon;ngency Adapta;onTraining MicrogravityTraining www.astronauts4hire.org Prepara;onTraining 14
- 16. 粥4堰P温姻岳稼艶姻壊 Vital Space
- 17. A4HResearch Vostok Pty Ltd (Feb 2011) Alcohol absorption Vital Space (May 2012)* Biometric monitoring Noctilucent Clouds (2013-14)* Suborbital space鍖ight! *ThroughNASAFlightOpportuni;esProgram
- 18. 粥4堰O顎岳姻艶温界鞄 News Media articles CSF REM Recruiting Inspiring Students Newsletter Public lectures Webinars
- 19. Coming in April 2012! ISBN 146140519X
- 20. YourQuestions How can we best help prepare tomorrow兵s astronauts for space鍖ight? Contact: Brian Shiro - President / CEO brian.shiro@astronauts4hire.org @BrianShiro,@Astronauts4Hire www.astronauts4hire.org