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One of our own A4H members, Iñigo Muñoz Elorza, will be participating in the upcoming Poland Mars Analog Simulation 2017, organized by the Space Generation Advisory Council's (SGAC) Space Exploration Project Group (SEPG), who is currently raising funds for the mission on Indiegogo . It will be a two-week mission where a crew of six analogue astronauts will conduct and record their experiences and scientific research in the newly built the M.A.R.S. Laboratory habitat near Rzepiennik Biskupi, Poland. The mission will be complete with a time-delayed link with the offices of ABM Space in Torun, Poland, where 30 international students and young professionals will act as the Flight Support Team (FST) in the PMAS 2017 Mission Support Centre (MSC). The mission will also include a 3-day lunar simulation in partnership with ESA  to mimic the potential future plans of not only returning to the Moon alone, but using a Moon base as testbed for future Mars exploration. Sebastian He...

Today, May 5, 2016, marks the first celebration of the NEW National Astronaut Day , created by marketing and management firm Uniphi Space Agency , who represents and arranges travel for astronauts to special events like keynote presentations, book signings, corporate and private events, conferences, and more. Uniphi celebrated with an online proclamation of National Astronaut Day and an global social media celebration where astronauts, other space industry professionals, and space enthusiasts all came together to discuss their love for space, using the hashtags #NationalAstronautDay and #WeBelieveInAstronauts . So, what is an astronaut? According to Google, an astronaut is "a person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft." Dictionary.com says "a person engaged in or trained for spaceflight," and Merriam-Webster defines it in full as "a person who travels beyond the earth's atmosphere; also: a trainee for spaceflight." Astronauts have long been - a...

Space is a dangerous place. Astronauts are trained to respond to and overcome challenges that they encounter on their missions. Some of these near disasters are featured in the TV series Secret Space Escapes , which continues in re-runs on the Science Channel. Set your DVRs to record tomorrow's episode featuring Robert Curbeam's own space escape! A4H's Victoria Varone sat down with astronauts Linger , Yi , and Curbeam during their recent appearance at New York Comic Con . Here, we've posted her interview with astronaut Robert Curbeam . They discussed his experiences with "mishaps" in space, what he thinks of commercial space, and his favorite NASA experience. RC: I’m Robert Curbeam, I’m a retired NASA astronaut. A4H: Thank you very much for sitting down with me. This panel coming up is for Secret Space Escapes, a new show about disasters that have happened in space, right? RC: Well, yeah, although we prefer to call them ‘mishaps.’ Fortunately, everybody y...

Dear friends, From all of us at Astronauts for Hire, thank you for a your support in 2015. May you have a joyful holiday and very happy new year! I am proud of our community of nearly 200 members, who work together to prepare for future careers as astronauts. Over the past year our members have completed training programs with Project PoSSUM and NASTAR, tested spacesuits for Final Frontier Design, and helped advance other new mission opportunities to grow the industry. We congratulate Blue Origin, SpaceX, Boeing, and others on major milestones reached in 2015 that advance commercial human spaceflight. We also thank NASA for once again accepting astronaut candidate applications and wish everyone who applies the best of luck throughout the selection process. Wishing you a 2016 that is out of this world, Brian Shiro, A4H President and CEO

Space is a dangerous place. Astronauts are trained to respond to and overcome challenges that they encounter on their missions. Some of these near disasters are featured in the TV series Secret Space Escapes , which continues on the Science Channel. A4H's Victoria Varone sat down with astronauts Linger, Curbeam, and Yi during their recent appearance at New York Comic Con . Here, we've posted her interview with astronaut Soyeon Yi . They discussed Yi's rough return to Earth in a Soyuz capsule after her mission to the ISS in 2008. Scroll down to read the whole interview but first check out this video on how she became Korea's first astronaut at the young age of 29!. Meet Soyeon Yi: Korea's First Astronaut! from GoodNeighbors on Vimeo . A4H: So, this panel’s about disasters in space. Have you experienced any mishaps in space? SY: We had a ballistic reentry because we had a problem during the separation of our capsule. Some part of the habitation module was stil...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 1, 2015 Astronauts for Hire Joins the Global #GivingTuesday Movement on December 1 Titusville, Florida – Astronauts for Hire (A4H) is proud to join more than 30,000 other charitable organizations participating in #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. Occurring this year on December 1, #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday to kick-off the holiday giving season and inspire people to collaborate in improving their local communities and to give back in impactful ways to the charities and causes they support. A4H accepts donations on #GivingTuesday and all other days at www.astronauts4hire.org . A4H is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides professional development opportunities for aspiring ...

Space is a dangerous place. Astronauts are trained to respond to and overcome challenges that they encounter on their missions. Some of these near disasters are featured in the new Secret Space Escapes , which premiers tonight on the Science Channel. A4H's Victoria Varone sat down with astronauts Linger, Curbeam, and Yi during their recent appearance at New York Comic Con . Here, we've posted her interview with former astronaut Jerry Linger . They discussed what the "right stuff" is for crew selection and how he survived the 1997 Mir fire . Scroll down to read the whole interview, but first check out this clip from the first episode of Secret Space Escapes . JL: Hi, I’m Jerry Linenger and I’m a retired NASA astronaut. Whom do I have the pleasure of speaking with today? A4H: I’m Victoria, and I represent an organization called Astronauts4Hire. It’s a nonprofit that preps aspiring astronauts to for the booming commercial space industry. JL: So by doing that, they ...