At #NSRC2023, Chris Gerace, manager of NASA's Suborbital Crew (SubC) program, says the name is a bit of a misnomer: looking at flying NASA civil servants in general on commercial suborbital vehicles now, not necessarily astronauts. See it as a way to foster human spaceflight.

He says SubC is working with Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic on "deep dives", studying New Shepard's launch escape system and SpaceShipTwo's propulsion system. Those studies will continue through this year and into early 2024. #NSRC2023

.Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference poster sessions of biomedical payload TRL advancement in International Institute for Astronautical Sciences parabolic flight went well x 2! (And of course had to get a shot with the Space University poster) 🚀🌠👩🏽‍🚀🏥 Cc Luxsonic Technologies Isansys Lifecare

Always thrilled to see our friends from Space Tango and this week I get a double dose! I’ve been able to see them in person at Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference & now virtually with our 4 Higher Orbits student teams who have experiments on #SpaceX27! #SpaceInspires #ScienceInSpace #NSRC2023 #STEM

So thankful for Frank White Frank White for his support of budding writers! Frank wrote the foreword for Becoming Off-Worldly and I’m grateful to finally meet him in person! #nsrc2023

You know it’s obligatory… SpaceCampHallofFame photo! Great to see J Hopkins at Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference today. Pretty sure we weren’t the only SpaceCampAlumni in the house though! #SpaceFamily #SpaceFriendsAreTheBestFriends #SpaceInspires SpaceCampUSA

My last International Institute for Astronautical Sciences talk at Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference! 🚀🏥👩🏽‍🚀🌠

After his Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference presentation, Rob Adlard caught up with former astronaut and Director for NASA and The Boeing Company, (Charles David) "Charlie" Walker. Charlie shares our enthusiasm for making space more accessible and getting more payloads into microgravity or space environments.

Good morning! Grab some coffee and breakfast and join us for the final day of #NSRC2023.

Khaki Rodway, Dawn Aerospace: Building a two-stage to orbit spaceplane. Started with subscale jet powered version to test out systems and air frame, flew 47 times. Concluded flights in September. #nsrc2023

Khaki Rodway of Dawn Aerospace says at #NSRC2023 this morning that the company plans to start rocket-powered test flights of its Mk II Aurora spaceplane this month in New Zealand; subscale prototype of its Mk III vehicle, capable of going up to 100 km.

Anderson: Paragon is on the Axiom team developing a lunar suit for Artemis program. We project that a lot more spacesuits will be built for customers who will take spacewalks on commercial flights. Will then take spacesuit home. #nsrc2023

Mini-reunion with @OACspace advisor Frank White & CEO Rhonda Stevenson at Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference ! 🚀🌠

NASA's Chris Gerace says at an #NSRC2023 panel that while the Suborbital Crew program started to for astronaut training on comm'l suborbital vehicles, agency determined vehicles didn't meet those needs; now focused on enabling researchers to fly on suborbital vehicles.

🚀🚀🚀 This rock star! 👇🏽🌠 Virgin Galactic Sirisha Bandla International Institute for Astronautical Sciences Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference

Frank White gives a great talk about the #overview effect rodpyle

Thank you to our NSRC-2023 sponsors! Without you, the 8th NSRC could not have been possible. Thank you also to the many attendees! We hope to see you again at the 9th NSRC!

The State of Suborbital Space Science - universetoday.com/160565/the-sta… by Chi Lupi 🐀

On the last day of the NSRC, we had a special keynote speaker - and that was Frank White! Here is a thread -including videos of interviews by suborbital astronauts, Sara Sabry, Dylan Taylor and Chris Boshuizen. Was a great way to finish NSRC-2023! https

Today is the day when dreams come true. Our leader Alan Stern, the champion of commercial suborbital research and education missions, takes to the skies and beyond the horizon. Good luck and Godspeed, Alan!