Washington D.C. – Participants in the Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference (NSRC-2013), to be held June 3-5 in Broomfield, outside Boulder, Colo., will have a chance to visit local aerospace facilities, attend a NASA-led workshop, and hear more detailed technical sessions than in previous NSRC meetings. “We expect the 2013 meeting to be the most informative [...]
2013 Next-Gen Suborbital Space Research and Education Conference Announces Facility Tours, New Technical Sessions and NASA Workshop
Suborbital Space Research and Education Conference Scheduled for June 2013
Washington D.C. – Since its debut in 2010, the Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference has rapidly become the largest gathering of suborbital researchers and educators in the world, providing an invaluable forum for information in the community. NSRC-2013 will continue the community wide discussion, focusing on the research, education and public outreach capabilities of new reusable [...]
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation Welcomes Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul to SARG
Washington D.C. – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation welcomes Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul from the University of Florida to the Suborbital Applications Researchers Group (SARG). Dr. Paul has an extensive background in molecular genetics with a specific interest in the applications of space-based research to study adaptive responses in an environment that is outside of the subject’s [...]
Suborbital Service Providers, Science, Research and Education Organizations Come Together to Establish the Suborbital Coalition
Washington D.C.- A new industry is forming that will offer routine, safe and affordable flights to space. The Suborbital Coalition consists of suborbital service providers, science and education organizations and others who are dedicated to making this ground-breaking capability accessible to researchers, students, teachers and others across the country. Suborbital spaceflight will bring unique opportunities [...]
Commercial Spaceflight Federation Announces Formation of The Suborbital Coalition
Washington, D.C: As the commercial spaceflight industry prepares for its first commercial launches, the Commercial Spaceflight Federation is announcing the creation of a new coalition to bring suborbital spaceflight to students, teachers, researchers, and companies across the country. This week’s passage of legislation to ensure a stable regulatory climate for commercial spaceflight was the starting [...]
Advanced Registration Deadline is February 10 for the Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference 2012
The 2012 Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference will be held in Palo Alto, California on February 27-29. Advanced registration will end next Friday, February 10, after which the registration price will increase. If you, your colleagues or students have not registered yet, there is still time. Go to http://nsrc.swri.org/ to register. You might also be eligible [...]
CSF Proud to Support the Feb 2012 Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference; Early-Bird Registration Ends Jan 12, Abstracts Due Dec 2
Washington, DC – Monday, November 21, 2011 – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation is proud to support the third annual Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference, which is being organized in conjunction with the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and NASA’s Ames Research Center. The conference will take place February 27-29, 2012 in Palo Alto, California. The early-bird registration [...]
Future Scientist-Astronauts and Educator-Astronauts Receive Training at NASTAR Center
Washington, D.C. – The National Aerospace Training and Research Center (NASTAR) in Southampton, PA, a member of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, welcomed last week its latest set of future scientist-astronauts and educator-astronauts for training. Participants are training to conduct scientific research while flying onboard commercial suborbital spacecraft such as those operated by Virgin Galactic, Blue [...]
NASA Announces Its First Payloads for Commercial Suborbital Spacecraft; NASA Office of Chief Technologist Pursuing High-Payoff Projects
NASA’s Office of the Chief Technologist Pursuing High-Payoff Projects Including Prizes, Suborbital Research, Technology R&D Washington, D.C. – NASA has announced its first four payloads to fly on commercial suborbital spacecraft, kicking off a new era of low-cost technology R&D, science, and STEM education enabled by new commercial spacecraft being developed by Armadillo Aerospace, Blue [...]
2011 Next-Gen Suborbital Researchers Conference a Hit, 2012 Follow-up Conference Planned
Washington, D.C. – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation is pleased to announce that the Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference (NSRC) held in Orlando, Florida, this week set records for the number of presentations, sponsors and attendees. The annual conference brings the research and education communities together with suborbital vehicle providers and government funding agencies to explore the [...]
