Pilot
In the cockpit
A light-aircraft pilot, Tess flies for the same reason she studies astronauts: the cockpit is where physiology, cognition and calm decision-making meet. Workload management, situational awareness, performance under pressure — aviation is applied human performance at altitude.
Record chaser
The Faith Bennett Navigation Cup
Awarded the Faith Bennett Navigation Cup for a world record flying attempt — a nod to the pioneering women of British aviation, and proof that the pursuit of firsts doesn't stop at the lab door.
Every kind of flight
From freefall to zero-g
Skydiver, parabolic-flight veteran and human centrifuge subject — Tess has experienced flight across the full envelope, from terminal velocity to weightlessness to sustained g-force. Few people study flight physiology from quite so far inside it.
Private PilotSkydivingParabolic FlightHuman CentrifugeWorld Record Attempt
