Comments on: Controversy for new space tourism training program

By: Howard Chipman

Howard Chipman — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:04:33 +0000

I have a similar company: Aurora Aerospace. I met with Space Florida but didn’t get anywhere either. I guess they already had someone on the “inside track”. I’m in Florida, am a physician and offer space training and jet flights. We are open for training: check us out: http://www.aurora-aerospace.com
It would have been nice to get funding from Space Florida, but we did it on our own!

By: Personal Spaceflight » Project Odyssey update

Personal Spaceflight » Project Odyssey update — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:12:01 +0000

[...] in that Florida city. Harris had been under scrutiny since early this year after reports that he played a major role in obtaining a state grant for the effort while working in the state’s Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development. Late last [...]

By: Personal Spaceflight » Florida’s inspector general finds problems with Project Odyssey

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:27:01 +0000

[...] in January the Orlando Sentinel reported that the Florida governor’s office was directing an investigation of Project Odyssey, a space tourism training program in Pensacola funded with state money that was announced in [...]

By: George

George — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:18:35 +0000

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University isn’t exactly snow white. OCP was on the road in 2006 touting space flight training and guess who they talked to but were dismissed by. I seem to recall something about stones and glass houses.