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Travel season is just around the corner for a lot of kids. Explain turbulence on a plane with jello before the kids go on an airplane journey to ease the fear of flying as featured on Kids Activities Blog. Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 Travel season is just around the corner. Turbulence on a plane explained with jello can ease the fear of flying and help families during the busy travel season. Before kids embark on a plane journey, explain how turbulence affects the aircraft to help...
NASA has increased the value of a contract with Wyle Integrated Science and Engineering Group of Houston to provide continuing support to the Human Health and Performance Directorate at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The modification increases the not-to-exceed indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity value of the contract by $49 million, from $914.5 million to $963.5 million. This value is just a portion of the contract. The overall value of the contract with this change is $1.2...
NASA has published a colorful, picture-filled book that details the development and use of the protective clothing worn by test pilots, astronauts and others as they soar high above Earth. "Dressing for Altitude: U.S. Aviation Pressure Suits -- Wiley Post to Space Shuttle" provides a 526-page survey of the partial- and full-pressure suits designed to keep humans alive at the edge of space since their first use during the years before World War II. Pressure suits are not the spacesuits worn...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online NASA has published a book written by Dennis R. Jenkins about the development and use of clothing worn by test pilots, astronauts and others. The book, called "Dressing for Altitude: Aviation Pressure Suits -- Wiley Post to Space Shuttle" is filled with colorful pictures that show off the innovations over the years of flight suits. NASA said Dressing for Altitude contains a 526-page survey of the partial and full-pressure suits...
Three new maize-and-blue American Eurocopter 155s - the first to be put into emergency medical service in the U.S. -- replace iconic Bell 430s ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Three new maize-and-blue helicopters will soon be saving lives in the air above the Great Lakes states, and speeding patients toward advanced care at the University of Michigan Health System's hospitals. The arrival of three new American Eurocopter 155 helicopters marks the...
Freedom To Fly Now is a new organization in New York City that helps people overcome fear of flying with weekend group workshops. The organization and workshops are led by Martin Seif, Ph.D., ABPP, nationally known expert on anxiety and fears of flying. The first workshop takes place at LaGuardia Airport in New York on September 15-16, 2012 and includes a commercial flight from LaGuardia Airport to Washington, DC with Dr. Seif and staff. (PRWEB) June 25, 2012 Martin Seif, Ph.D., ABPP,...
Turbulence happens. Now there's an app for that. Turbcast App is a must have travel app for the general public or fearful fliers. Greenwich , Connecticut (PRWEB) June 25, 2012 Turbulence happens. Now there’s an app for that. Whether it’s called air pockets or bumps, this iPhone app will unlock the mystery about flight turbulence while giving you greater knowledge and confidence. Developed a year ago, turbcast app reached its one year anniversary with great enthusiasm. Turbcast app...
The latest offering in the NASA Aeronautics Book Series, "Breaking the Mishap Chain," will debut at the 83rd annual Aerospace Medical Association conference May 13 -17, 2012, at the Atlanta Hilton, Atlanta, Ga. The three authors -- Peter Merlin, Gregg Bendrick and Dwight Holland -- will be available to discuss the book and autograph copies. The book details human factors lessons learned from aerospace accidents and incidents in research, flight test and development. It includes a number of...
NEWARK, N.J., April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Recent incidents involving an in-flight fatal heart attack by a general aviation pilot and disturbing behavior by a commercial airline pilot have helped to spotlight the potential danger that can arise due to pilot medical problems during a flight, said Douglas H. Amster, a shareholder at national law firm LeClairRyan. Amster focuses his practice on aviation tort defense on behalf of commercial airlines, owners and operators of private...
Any diver returning from ocean depths knows about the hazard of decompression sickness (DCS) or "the bends." As the diver ascends and the ocean pressure decreases, gases that were absorbed by the body during the dive, come out of solution and, if the ascent is too rapid, can cause bubbles to form in the body. DCS causes many symptoms, and its effects may vary from joint pain and rashes to paralysis and death. But how do marine mammals, whose very survival depends on regular diving, manage...
