AstroAccess is dedicated to advancing disability inclusion in space exploration for the benefit of humankind. The project is supported through the Whitesides Foundation and is part of SciAccess, Inc., an international non-profit dedicated to advancing disability inclusion in STEM. AstroAccess flew a successful zero gravity flight in October 2021 and has flown several partner flights in 2022. AstroAccess’ next chartered flight will be in December 2022. Come interact with AstroAccess Ambassadors who will talk about the mission, their experiences, and give the audience a behind the scenes look into the next flight.A pre-show will take place from 3pm-3:30pm with an educator from the Intrepid Museum to talk about the museum’s Access Program initiatives.BIOS:Denna Lambert is currently serving as the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Lead for NASA's Early Stage Innovations & Partnerships portfolio within the Agency Space Technology Mission Directorate located at NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C. Denna's work in ESIP is to advance the research opportunities for innovators in under-represented communities, including people with disabilities. In her leadership role in ESIP, she supports the development of NASA funded research opportunities, outreach efforts, and resources for those seeking to engage in NASA's Technology Pipeline. Her passion for space is deeply rooted in her belief that as human life expands beyond the confines of our planet Earth, inclusion of people with disabilities is vital to having a truly representative reflection of the human experience. Denna was recently named as a Mission AstroAccess Ambassador and will fly on her first micro-gravity flight testing adaptive approaches to spaceflight for people with disabilities in November with a team of 15 disabled explorers.Sawyer Rosenstein is an avid space enthusiast and space reporter. Sawyer flew on the first AstroAccess Zero-G flight out of Long Beach, California in 2021 as part of the mobility group. He previously hosted a weekly on-air segment called "Science with Sawyer", where he helped simplify some of the largest scientific news of the week, and he is currently host of the popular Talking Space podcast. Through the podcast, he became the youngest member of the NASA press corps at 17, covering the final space shuttle launch as media in 2011. He has covered dozens of launches since then, including every flight during the Commercial Crew Program as well as historic flights like Inspiration 4. He was formerly a flight director with the Challenger Centers for Space Science Education for 12 years, directing simulated space missions to the moon, Mars, and to rendezvous with a comet along with teaching other STEM concepts such as Lego Robotics and 3D printing. Sawyer has also interned with the communications office at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.If you are interested in using footage captured by this stream, please review our content use policy: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/conte...
