Eric Groen has a background in human physiology, and received a Ph.D. on his research into the Space Adaptation Syndrome in astronauts. Currently he works as senior scientist at TNO, with a strong interest in spatial disorientation, loss-of-control in-flight, and simulation of non-normal flight conditions, including suborbital spaceflight. Eric has been teaching spatial disorientation awareness training for more than 10 years, and provides anti-air sickness training to pilots.
The fatal mishap with Virgin Galactic’s Spaceship Two on October 31, 2014, caused by premature unlocking of the feather system by the co-pilot,... Read more →
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