type non profit industry aerospace founded april 12 2010 headquarters holiday florida key people brian shiro ceo jason reimuller coo kristine ferrone cfo joseph palaia secretary amnon govrin cto jamie guined business development officer erik seedhouse chief training officer website astronauts4hire.org astronauts for hire a4h is a nonprofit corporation whose mission is to increase the competitiveness of commercial astronaut candidates by providing skills training facilitating forums for candidate communication engaging with potential employers and inspiring the next generation . 1 2 contents 1 background 2 flight members 2.1 existing members 2.2 new flight members 2013 3 ongoing projects 3.1 development of training standards 3.2 industry partnerships 4 past highlights 4.1 nasa astronaut selection webinar 4.2 participation in 2011 nsrc 4.3 contract with vostok pty ltd 5 sponsors and donors 6 see also 7 references 8 external links background edit astronauts for hire inc. also known as astronauts4hire and a4h was incorporated as a nonprofit in the state of florida on april 12 2010 . 3 4 the organization was established with the intent of training groups of scientist astronauts and making them available for hire . research institutions principal investigators and private spaceflight companies would engage these individuals to conduct experiments in suborbital and eventually orbital space as opposed to sending their own personnel on these missions . 5 in 2011 an inaugural class of flight and associate members completed emergency egress and sea survival training 6 suborbital research scientist training 7 spatial orientation disorientation testing and acclimation . 8 astronauts for hire has been featured in discover magazine 9 nature 10 new scientist 11 aviation week and space technology 12 among others . the organization received extensive press coverage following its test of the first beer specifically intended to be consumed in space targeted at the emerging space tourist market . 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 flight members edit existing members edit the organization currently has nineteen flight members who are considered commercial astronauts for hire . these flight members are christopher altman 21 22 23 24 ben corbin 2 25 26 27 jim crowell 25 28 jon erik dahlin 21 kristine ferrone 25 28 amnon govrin 25 28 melania guerra 21 mindy howard 21 jos miguel hurtado jr. 25 26 kris lehnhardt 21 joseph e. palaia iv 25 28 jason reimuller 25 26 lu s m. r. saraiva 25 28 erik seedhouse 25 26 brian shiro 25 28 alli taylor 25 26 cosan unuvar 21 pavel zagadailov 21 luis zea 21 new flight members 2013 edit june 3 2013 the six new flight members chosen in this selection campaign are accomplished professionals representing diverse fields of science engineering medicine and aviation . 29 captain david ballinger aviator and aerospace scientist ottawa canada jessica cherry research scientist and commercial pilot university of alaska fairbanks and northern science services michael gallagher rural family physician alberta health and wellness jamie guined exercise scientist university of houston nasa johnson space center ltc tanya markow u.s. army aviator assistant professor united states military academy aaron persad research assistant and phd candidate university of toronto ongoing projects edit development of training standards edit with the assistance of a board of advisers composed of former astronauts astronaut training specialists and space operations professionals the organization is developing a comprehensive set of training standards for use in training commercial astronauts . 30 industry partnerships edit astronauts for hire has entered into training partnerships with survival systems usa for emergency escape sea survival and open water rescue 31 and a research and training partnership with the ashton graybiel spatial orientation laboratory agsol at brandeis university . 8 past highlights edit a4h personnel at nsrc 2011 nasa astronaut selection webinar edit in december 2011 in conjunction with the nasa astronaut corps astronauts for hire held a public online seminar and discussion session on the astronaut selection process with duane ross manager for nasa astronaut candidate training and astronaut candidate selection . 32 participation in 2011 nsrc edit a4h was an official sponsor of the 2011 next generation sub orbital researchers conference nsrc . 33 34 a4h personnel assisted in the planning and execution of the event . contract with vostok pty ltd edit a4h was awarded a contract to provide flight research services on a zero g flight for commercial company vostok pty ltd which is a joint venture between saber astronautics australia and the 4 pines brewery . 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 the experiment consisted of measuring the physiologic and biometric responses of alcohol consumption under conditions of weightlessness . sponsors and donors edit the organization has received support from individuals and organizations including optify target process bob page tony webb doug drexler 4frontiers corporation and mike kronenberg . 35 see also edit astronaut commercial astronaut commercialization of space commercial spaceflight federation list of private spaceflight companies newspace private spaceflight references edit about a4h astronauts for hire website accessed december 19 2010 . a b 08 15 2010 ben corbin astronauts4hire northwest florida daily news faq astronauts for hire website accessed december 19 2010 . 1 astronauts for hire granted 501 c 3 nonprofit status accessed december 27 2011 . 07 22 2010 astronaut for hire space tourism will help science new scientist by celeste biever astronauts for hire members complete emergency & sea survival training accessed december 27 2011 . 2 astronauts for hire members complete suborbital scientist training accessed december 27 2011 . a b 3 astronauts for hire announces summer training schedule accessed december 27 2011 . cite error invalid ref tag ; name agsol 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first beer brewed for drinking in space will undergo testing in low gravity pub popular science by julie beck http www.popsci.com science article 2010 09 space beer being tested supplement space tourism a b 09 30 2010 space tourists will get their own special space beer discover magazine by jennifer welsh reprinted by cbs news http blogs.discovermagazine.com discoblog 2010 09 30 space tourists will get their own special space beer a b 10 01 2010 beam me up shhhcotty ... the aussie space beer with zero gravity sydney morning herald by asher moses http www.smh.com.au technology sci tech beam me up shhhcotty the aussie space beer with zero gravity 20101001 15zzh.html a b 10 01 2010 down under brewers work on space beer npr morning edition host steve inskeep http www.npr.org templates story story.php storyid 130258234 & ft 1 & f 130258234 a b c d e f g h press release astronauts4hire announces selection of new flight members feb 28 2011 astronauts for hire website accessed march 5 2011 . 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