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January 21, 2008

Aero-TV: Vestimumax Shows That Unusual Attitudes Demand Unusual Solutions

Talk About Being Turned Loose...

At the 2007 I/ITSEC (Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation Education Conference) imagine our surprise the first time we laid eye on the "Vestimumax." This was a device that sure seemed like it had one inclination above all else... to shake a pilot up in ways that were rarely equaled by any aircraft. A first time exhibitor at I/ITSEC, its manufacturer, Ultrathera Technologies, was showing off its brainchild, the Vestimumax -- a "computer controlled multi-axis rotating trainer capable of producing quantifiable vestibular stimuli."

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NASA Says Ares Rocket May Shake Too Much

Vibration Problem Plagues SRB Design

NASA experts are wrestling with a propulsion vibration problem in its new moon rocket design. Engineers are working to develop options to address a "thrust oscillation" issue in the Ares I rocket, The Associated Press reports.

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