However, when it comes to fighter jet training, these devices become much more useful in their ability to really spin you around in odd, unnatural ways. Coriolis forces cause things that are being ...

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Astronauts will undergo advanced centrifuge training at an Ohio Air Force base this week. The Dayton Daily News reports nine NASA astronauts and one Boeing astronaut are scheduled ...

When NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken ascended into space on the afternoon of May 30, they were two of 10 astronauts to undergo centrifuge testing in early November 2018 in the Air Force ...

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Aug. 2 in the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to celebrate the full operational capability, or F.O.C.

The next advance in training for strike and fighter pilots will be a combined flight simulator and centrifuge, adding the feel of realistic high g-forces to the cues from a wide-field-of-view visual ...

This clip shows what happens when you complete 9G centrifuge training - and it doesn't look particularly comfortable. Centrifuge training is undertaken by pilots or astronauts in order to try and ...

The Holloman centrifuge has been shut down after more than 20 years of training Air Force pilots. USAF/ Senior Airman Veronica Stamps Tech Sergeant Carlos Rivera has been training fighter pilots for ...

The AGBRESA study is the first to explore using the DLR short-arm human centrifuge as a possible mitigation for the negative effects of weightlessness, which are being simulated by bed rest. This ...

Welcome to a new series dedicated to Brien's spaceflight endeavors. For his inaugural post, Brien answers some of your most common questions, from what exactly he's training for to what's the deal ...

Centrifuge training is an important part of pilot or astronaut training. But it doesn't look particularly pleasant! Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to our ...