Posted on May 3, 2013, at 7:03 am .
Carina Johnsson in the Dynamic Flight Simulator, part of Spaceport Sweden and QinetiQ spaceflight preparation program, in Linköping, Sweden. (Credit: Spaceport Sweden)
KIRUNA, Sweden (Spaceport Sweden PR) – The Spaceport Sweden and QinetiQ spaceflight preparation program at the Flight Physiological Centre (FPC) in Linköping is soon ready for launch. Earlier in the week we went through a dry-run together with QinetiQ trying out the unique G profiles generated by future commercial space vehicles in the Dynamic Flight Simulator (DFS).
Spaceport Sweden is establishing commercial human spaceflights and Europe’s gateway to space and together with QinetiQ we are devloping a world-class spaceflight preparation program where future space travelers will emerge prepared, confident and relaxed, ready to maximise their journey to space.
The DFS in Linköping is one of the world’s most advanced flight simulators, combining a man-rated, long-arm centrifuge and flight simulator. The DFS provides a safe and highly controllable environment in which future astronauts can experience the sustained periods of increased acceleration present during launch and re-entry and allows for the precise re-creation of the complex and unique ‘G’ profiles generated by future commercial space vehicles.
Posted on December 20, 2012, at 1:53 pm .
KIRUNA, Sweden (Spaceport Sweden PR) – Spaceport Sweden AB has signed a strategic partnering agreement with QinetiQ Ltd, to identify, explore and exploit opportunities in the fields of commercial human spaceflight (CHSF), research and exploitation. Under the agreement, Spaceport Sweden and QinetiQ will initially use the Flight Physiological Centre (FPC) in Linköping, Sweden to develop a world-class preparation program for CHSF passengers.
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Posted on June 22, 2011, at 7:35 am .
PARIS, Le Bourget and SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 21, 2011 – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, QinetiQ, (LSE: QQ.L) and EADS Astrium Crisa, an EADS (PAR:EAD) company, announced today that the companies have entered into a joint agreement to supply the XENITH(TM) (Xenon Ion Thruster) ion propulsion system to the worldwide commercial spacecraft market. The agreement will enable customers to benefit from the combined expertise of independent market leaders in design, manufacture and supply of space propulsion systems, who are collaborating to deliver the XENITH(TM) system.
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Posted on April 19, 2008, at 9:29 pm .
BBC News has an interesting story about Qinetiq, a British company that is developed advanced ion engines for use in future space missions.
Ion engines have great promise for future space missions, but their development is still in its infancy. Qinetig’s T5 ion engine will fly for the first time on ESA’s Goce spacecraft, which will map variations in the Earth’s gravity field.
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