Embry-Riddle Continues Spaceflight Fatigue Research with Italian Microgravity Mission
Daytona Beach, FL., May 7, 2009
Italy's SpaceLand group plans a Sept. 28 microgravity research flight from the Cape Canaveral Spaceport aboard Zero-G Corp.'s G-Force One aircraft. The flight will include Italian fliers who, in addition to supporting other experiments, have volunteered to participate as test subjects in a long-term study by an Embry-Riddle researcher. Dr. Jon French's project focuses on whether the "vestibular disorientation" experienced by many people during weightlessness can cause acute fatigue that could hinder the success of government and commercial space missions. (9/25)
