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| ETC Announces that Anousheh Ansari to Simulate Space Launch at NASTAR Center's Inaugural Training Program
World's first private female space explorer to ensure programs offer authentic, realistic experience |
| Southampton, Pa, March 26, 2007: - Environmental Tectonics Corporation (AMEX:ETC) ("ETC" or the "Company") today announced that the world's first private female space explorer, Anousheh Ansari, has agreed to participate in the inaugural Space Launch Training program of the National Aerospace Training and Research (NASTAR) Center in Southampton, PA. Scheduled for Oct. 2-4, the center's first training program will commence operations to train both passengers and pilots for spaceflight.
The NASTAR Center's new training programs include space launch simulations with realistic G forces, real-world visuals and authentic cockpit or cabin modeling. In addition to serving space launch customers, NASTAR Center will offer tactical flight training for military pilots, both U.S. and international; civilian pilot training in situational awareness and upset recovery; support to researchers in gravitational physiology, human factors, equipment validation, and other applications requiring a high-G environment; and "serious entertainment." William F. Mitchell, President and Chairman of ETC, stated, "We are proud to offer these unique capabilities to the aerospace industry and general business community. And we are very pleased that Anousheh Ansari has agreed to participate in our inaugural Space Launch Training. Her experiences of traveling to and spending time aboard the International Space Station will help us refine our programs to be as authentic as possible." On Sept. 18, 2006, Ansari blasted off from Kazakhstan on board a Russian Soyuz capsule to become the first astronaut of Iranian descent, the first private female space explorer and the fourth person to buy a ticket to space from Space Adventures. After two days orbiting the Earth, Ansari and her fellow crewmembers docked with the International Space Station. She spent the next eight days on board as an active member of the crew. An active proponent of world-changing technologies, Ansari has been immersed in the space industry for years. She rallied her family to provide the title sponsorship for the Ansari X PRIZE. This $10 million prize became the catalyst for a new era in private space travel. The prize was awarded to Burt Rutan in 2004 for the first non-governmental launch of a reusable manned spacecraft into space. Ansari is a successful entrepreneur who now serves as chairman and co-founder of Prodea Systems (www.prodeasystems.com), a company providing a solution that will help consumers realize the full potential of their digital homes. In addition, Ansari actively pursues ways to enable social entrepreneurs to bring about radical change globally. For more information, visit www.anoushehansari.com. The NASTAR Center is a world-class full-service facility that houses state-of-the-art equipment and professional staff to support the training and research needs of the aerospace community, including military aviation (fixed and rotary wing), civil aviation (fixed and rotary wing), space travel (government and private) and research support and data collection. NASTAR Center's equipment and programs are highly modular and flexible and therefore able to accommodate a wide range of requirements. | |
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