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href="https://www.etcusa.com/etcs-aerospace-segment-awarded-12-4-million-in-contracts/" target="_blank"><img src="images/gat-helo-interior.jpg" alt="ETC’s Aerospace Segment Awarded $12.4 Million in Contracts"></a> </div> <div class="col-md-8"> <div class="card-body"> <a class="h2 card-title" href="" target="_blank">ETC’s Aerospace Segment Awarded $12.4 Million in Contracts</a> <p class="card-text pt-3">ETC announced that its Aircrew Training Systems business unit was awarded four contracts totaling $9.7 million. Three are for CLS contracts for repeat customers in the Middle East, and the U.S., and one is for a mid-life upgrade of Spatial Disorientation equipment for an Asian customer. <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.etcusa.com/etcs-aerospace-segment-awarded-12-4-million-in-contracts/" target="_blank">Read the release</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row my-4 pb-3"> <div class="card-deck"> <div class="card no-transition"> <a href="https://www.etcusa.com/etcs-aircrew-training-systems-unit-awarded-85-million-contract/" target="_blank"><img class="card-img-top" src="images/atfs-400-25-exterior.jpg" alt="ETC’s Aircrew Training Systems Unit Awarded $85 Million Contract "></a> <div class="card-body"> <a class="h5 card-title" href="https://www.etcusa.com/etcs-aircrew-training-systems-unit-awarded-85-million-contract/" target="_blank">ETC’s Aircrew Training Systems Unit Awarded $85 Million Contract </a> <div class="mt-2 text-muted">February 6, 2023</div> <p class="card-text pt-3">ETC announced that its Aircrew Training Systems business unit (“ATS”) was awarded an $85 million contract for the delivery of an Aeromedical Center including the building and all related facilities, in addition to a suite of aeromedical training equipment.</p> </div> </div> <div class="card no-transition"> <a href="https://www.afrl.af.mil/News/Article/3008291/altitude-chambers-hit-rare-50000-foot-mark-for-manned-research/fbclid/altitude-chambers-hit-rare-50000-foot-mark-for-manned-research/" target="_blank"><img class="card-img-top" src="images/RAC-altitude-chambers.jpg" alt="Altitude chambers hit rare 50,000-foot mark for manned research"></a> <div class="card-body"> <a class="h5 card-title" href="https://www.afrl.af.mil/News/Article/3008291/altitude-chambers-hit-rare-50000-foot-mark-for-manned-research/fbclid/altitude-chambers-hit-rare-50000-foot-mark-for-manned-research/" target="_blank">Altitude Chambers Hit Rare 50,000-foot Mark for Manned Research</a> <div class="mt-2 text-muted">Jason Schaap | AFRL Public Affairs | April 25, 2022</div> <p class="card-text pt-3">Three of the lab’s Research Altitude Chambers, better known as the RACs, are now certified for manned research up to 50,000 feet. No other chambers in the DOD have the same man-rating certification. It’s a feat not easily found elsewhere as well, according to Maj. Sarah Kercher, an aerospace physiologist for the lab’s 711th Human Performance Wing.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row my-4 pb-3"> <div class="card-deck"> <div class="card no-transition"> <a href="https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/education/7294033-Helicopter-simulator-to-make-UND-a-training-destination" target="_blank"><img src="images/gh-100-spatial-disorientation-trainer.jpg" alt="Helicopter Simulator to make UND a Training Destination"></a> <div class="card-body"> <a class="h5 card-title" href="https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/education/7294033-Helicopter-simulator-to-make-UND-a-training-destination" target="_blank">Helicopter Simulator to make UND a Training Destination</a> <div class="mt-2 text-muted">Adam Kurtz | Grand Forks Herald | November 23, 2021</div> <p class="card-text pt-3">They're all trying to fix this problem of spatial disorientation in helicopters,” said Tom Zeidlik, director of aerospace physiology at UND. Once we get it, we will have the only one in existence outside of the military. Once it’s installed, Zeidlik said he anticipates an increase in the number of corporate helicopter pilots coming to UND for training.</p> </div> </div> <div class="card no-transition"> <a href="https://www.etcusa.com/etc-awarded-contract-from-the-university-of-north-dakotas-john-d-odegard-school-of-aerospace-sciences/" target="_blank"><img class="card-img-top" src="img/gat-helo/gat-helo-4.jpg" alt="GAT-HELO Rotary Wing Spatial Disorientation Trainer for University of North Dakota"></a> <div class="card-body"> <a class="h5 card-title" href="https://www.etcusa.com/etc-awarded-contract-from-the-university-of-north-dakotas-john-d-odegard-school-of-aerospace-sciences/" target="_blank">ETC Awarded Contract from the University of North Dakota’s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences</a> <div class="mt-2 text-muted">November 17, 2021</div> <p class="card-text pt-3">ETC's Aircrew Training Systems (“ATS”) unit, announced it was awarded a contract from the University of North Dakota’s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences (“UND”) for its <a href="gat-helo-spatial-disorientation-trainer.html" class="font-weight-bold">GAT-HELO, Rotary Wing Spatial Disorientation (“SD”) Trainer</a>. The GAT-HELO is ETC’s most cost-effective, helicopter simulator capable of delivering general flight and spatial disorientation training. The specialized GAT-HELO motion platform is designed to create in-flight illusions authentically and safely. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row my-4 pb-3"> <div class="card-deck"> <div class="card no-transition"> <a href="https://netflix.com/title/81441273" target="_blank"><img class="card-img-top" src="images/netflix-countdown.jpg" alt="Spaceflight training at the NASTAR Center"></a> <div class="card-body"> <a class="h5 card-title" href="https://netflix.com/title/81441273" target="_blank">ETC's ATFS-400 Featured in Netflix's Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space</a> <p class="card-text pt-3">ETC's ATFS-400 featured in episode three of Netflix's Countdown: Inspiration 4 Mission to Space. At ETC's NASTAR Center and utilizing an ATFS-400 human centrifuge, the crew underwent centrifuge training to prepare for the various dynamic situations encountered during spaceflight. </p> </div> </div> <div class="card no-transition"> <iframe width="560" height="365" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/k-f9x4cQLPM?controls=0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="card-body"> <a class="h5 card-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/k-f9x4cQLPM?controls=0" target="_blank">Protecting Aircrews Through Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT)</a> <div class="mt-2 text-muted">By Noemi Distefano | August 10, 2021</div> <p class="card-text pt-3">In this video, Noemi Distefano speaks to Glenn King, COO and director at the NASTAR Center, a division of training equipment manufacturer ETC, to obtain the company’s perspective on high-G and spatial disorientation training.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row my-4 pb-3"> <div class="card-deck"> <div class="card no-transition"> <a href="https://www.wpafb.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2640238/afrl-opens-research-altitude-chambers-becomes-force-in-aerospace-physiology/" target="_blank"><img class="card-img-top" src="images/RAC-ribbon-cutting.jpg" alt="AFRL opens research altitude chambers, becomes force in aerospace physiology"></a> <div class="card-body"> <a class="h5 card-title" href="https://www.wpafb.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2640238/afrl-opens-research-altitude-chambers-becomes-force-in-aerospace-physiology/" target="_blank">AFRL opens research altitude chambers, becomes force in aerospace physiology</a> <div class="mt-2 text-muted">By Gina Marie Giardina, AFRL Public Affairs | May 28, 2021</div> <p class="card-text pt-3">On May 27, leadership and aerospace physiology experts from across the Air Force came together both in-person and virtually via Zoom in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the RAC, a family of four computer-controlled altitude chambers.</p> </div> </div> <div class="card no-transition"> <a href="https://inspiration4.com/blog/inspiration4-crew-completes-centrifuge-training" target="_blank"><img class="card-img-top" src="https://images.prismic.io/inspiration4/730aa16f-141a-4f3d-93e3-67b15ba90745_image4.jpg?auto=compress,format" alt="Inspiration4 crew completes centrifuge training"></a> <div class="card-body"> <a class="h5 card-title" href="https://inspiration4.com/blog/inspiration4-crew-completes-centrifuge-training" target="_blank">Inspiration4 crew completes centrifuge training</a> <div class="mt-2 text-muted">By John Kraus | April 11, 2021</div> <p class="card-text pt-3">At ETC's NASTAR Center, the crew underwent centrifuge training to prepare for the various dynamic situations encountered during spaceflight — including launch, reentry, ocean splashdown, and a potential in-flight abort scenario. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row my-4 pb-5"> <div class="card-deck"> <div class="card no-transition"> <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/03/24/1021191/private-astronaut-civilian-training-commercial-space/" target="_blank"><img class="card-img-top" src="https://wp.technologyreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2018-05-31_AXIOM_2-crew_quarter_interior_BD.jpeg?fit=1032,688" alt="Space Training with human centrifuge"></a> <div class="card-body"> <a class="h5 card-title" href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/03/24/1021191/private-astronaut-civilian-training-commercial-space/" target="_blank">This is how (almost) anyone can train to be an astronaut</a> <div class="mt-2 text-muted">MIT Technology Review | March 24, 2021</div> <p class="card-text pt-3">Private astronaut missions are set to begin this year. But how do you prepare a civilian for spaceflight?</p> </div> </div> <div class="card no-transition"> <a href="https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2206107/afrl-centrifuge-part-of-nasas-history-making-launch/" target="_blank"><img class="card-img-top" src="images/wpafb-centrifuge-space-training.jpg" alt="ATFS-400-31 AFRL human centrifuge part of NASA’s history-making launch"> <div class="card-body"> <a class="h5 card-title" href="https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2206107/afrl-centrifuge-part-of-nasas-history-making-launch/" target="_blank">AFRL centrifuge part of NASA’s history-making launch</a> <div class="mt-2 text-muted">June 1, 2020</div> <p class="card-text pt-3">This centrifuge is the DoD’s only human-rated centrifuge, and it was designed to be agile and rapidly adaptable for any possible customer. 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