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Forum:	Commercial Space - Military Space
Topic:	Americans in Orbit-50 Years (AIO-50)

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by Robert Pearlman: [B]Americans in Orbit-50 Years (AIO-50) release <BLOCKQUOTE>[b]AIO-50 Launches Students in Space Program[/b] [i]Company Targets 18 to 25 Year-Old Students for Orbital Space Mission[/i] <div align="justify">The dream of becoming an astronaut now seems out of reach to many young people, but Americans in Orbit-50 Years (AIO-50) plans to make sure students can, and will, become astronauts. Today, AIO-50 announced their Students in Space program, the newest initiative of their International Space Science Education Program (ISSEP). Qualified young Americans who will be between the ages of 18 and 25 in the year 2014 have the opportunity to compete for an orbital mission planned for 2014. "Making space available to students lies at the heart of AIO-50's overall mission to inspire and educate a new generation of space explorers," says AIO-50 president, Craig Russell. The second Russian Cosmonaut, Titov, was only 25 years old when he orbited the earth in August, 1961. Ever since then, people under 25 have been excluded from manned space missions. "We must get our youth involved sooner or later... I say sooner!" says Russell. AIO-50 will announce more details of the Students in Space program later this year; participation will involve an application process. All applicants must meet FAA Class 2 medical standards; each applicant will be required to go through astronaut training at the official AIO-50 training facility at Aurora Aerospace in Clearwater, Fla., and they must be either a student or a graduate student, and between the ages of 18 and 25 in the year 2014. The students chosen for these missions will train with the Mission Commander and learn to initiate the re-entry procedure and all emergency procedures. AIO-50 is moving forward with the first, dedicated education launch, AMERICA'S LAUNCH (target date February 20, 2012). UAHuntsville Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (MAE) students are testing the landing and recovery systems on a Gemini test vehicle. AIO-50 will work this fall with Calhoun Community College students to build actual space flight hardware. AIO-50 is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization focused on space education. Every $50 donation given in the form of Orbit Club Memberships provides financial support for one student in the ISSEP.</div></BLOCKQUOTE>[/B][/QUOTE]
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