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International Space University

Coordinates: 48°31′23″N 7°44′13″E / 48.5231°N 7.7369°E / 48.5231; 7.7369
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International Space University
ISU
TypeNon-profit interdisciplinary university
Established1987
ChairmanChris Sallaberger
ChancellorDr. Valanathan Munsami
PresidentNicolas Peter (acting)
Vice-presidentGary Martin, Vice President, North American Operations
DirectorSylvie Mellinger
Students200/year
Location
Illkirch-Graffenstaden near Strasbourg
,
Alsace
,
France

48°31′23″N 7°44′13″E / 48.5231°N 7.7369°E / 48.5231; 7.7369
Websitewww.isunet.edu

The International Space University (ISU) is dedicated to the discovery, research, and development of outer space and its applications for peaceful purposes, through international and multidisciplinary education and research programs. ISU was founded in 1987 and is registered in France and in the US as a non profit organisation. The university offers a one or two-year Master in Space Studies (MSS) in Strasbourg and shorter professional development programs across the world. The latter include an itinerant nine-week Space Studies Program (SSP), a five-week Southern Hemisphere SSP in partnership with the University of South Australia, a 6-week Commercial Space graduate certificate in partnership with the Florida Institute of Technology, and one-week Executive Space Courses in Australia, Europe and the United States.[1]

The International Space University Central Campus and global headquarters are located in Illkirch-Graffenstaden which is a suburb of Strasbourg in northeastern France. ISU was founded on the "3-Is" philosophy providing an Interdisciplinary, Intercultural, and International environment for educating and training space professionals and post-graduate students. As of April 2020, there were over 5000 ISU alumni from 109 countries. In November 2017 the International Space University hosted a conference in Strasbourg that led to the formation of the Moon Village Association.[2][3] The ISU faculty members include astronauts, space agency leaders, space engineers, space scientists, managers, and experts in space law and policy comprising an international collection of experts in technical and non-technical space-related fields.[4]

The Chancellor of the International Space University is Pascale Ehrenfreund,[5] Chair of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) Executive Board and President of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF). She was preceded by Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin,[6] who succeeded then–European Space Agency Director-General Jean-Jacques Dordain and acclaimed science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke, in 2004. The sixth President of the International Space University is Juan de Dalmau who succeeded Prof. Walter Peeters, in September 2018.[7]

History

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In 1985, three young space enthusiasts created the Space Generation Foundation, dedicated to fostering a sense of identity for those people born since the beginning of the space era.[8] The ISU founders are Peter Diamandis, one of the founders of SEDS and a medical doctor with a Master's in aerospace engineering from MIT; Todd Hawley, a graduate from Space Policy Institute at George Washington University; Robert D. Richards, an engineer and physicist, and former assistant of the well-known astrophysicist Carl Sagan. The three men generated a series of novel ideas from which a "Space University" was exceptionally well received.[9] The idea garnered the support of a number of important personalities in the space field, including Prof. U.R. Rao, president of the Indian Space Research Organization; Dr. Harrison Schmitt, an Apollo 17 astronaut and former senator; Dr. Burton Edelson, Associate Administrator of NASA for Space, Science, and Applications; Dr. Gerard K. O'Neill from the Space Studies Institute; space pioneer Prof. Hermann Oberth; and Arthur C. Clarke, the visionary writer, along with many others.[10]

This initiative was further developed and presented to the Advances in the Astronautical Sciences (AAS) Meeting dedicated to Aerospace Century XXI in Boulder, Colorado in 1986.[11] The following year, a three-day Founding Conference convened at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 10 to 12 April 1987. These dates were chosen to commemorate the flight of Yuri Gagarin (12 April 1961), the first human in space. The Founding Conference culminated in the formal creation of the International Space University, and established it as a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization in the state of Massachusetts, USA. The first ISU Summer Session Program (SSP) took place at MIT from 20 June to 20 August 1988 with the support of the major space agencies. A significant announcement in an article dating 5 July 1988, in the Christian Science Monitor introduced the four founders and their novel and exciting venture. In a ceremonial gesture, the first international participants in the summer session were led by the four founders in a walk across the Charles River from MIT in Cambridge to Boston. The artwork for the first brochure was made by Pat Rawlings and is still in use today. The original offices of the fledgling ISU were located in a Victorian townhouse overlooking bustling Kenmore Square in Boston.

Following an international competition for a host city for the Central Campus, the ISU home base moved from Massachusetts to Illkirch-Graffenstaden in the Urban Community of Strasbourg, France, in 1994. ISU is now a non-profit association registered in Alsace (France), and is still registered in the US as a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization. The Governing Members of ISU are international organizations, industries, space agencies, academic institutions, and individual members.

The French Ministry of Education formally recognized ISU as an institute of higher education in 2004[12] The International Space University has had permanent observer status with the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs since 1998. ISU was also granted full membership of the Space Agency Forum (SAF) in 1995. ISU is a member of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and has been invited to contribute to a number of international activities including the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum,[13] the IAF Symposium on "Bringing Space into Education", the World Space Workshop on Education, and the National Science Week Steering Committee.[citation needed]

To ensure that the programs being offered meet the demands of a rapidly changing space sector, ISU regularly conducts surveys to ascertain the latest educational needs of the global space enterprises and updates its programs accordingly. The milestones of the history of ISU are noted in the Table below:[citation needed]

Date Milestone
1987 ISU Founding Conference and Incorporation in the USA
1988 First Administrative office of ISU established in Kenmore Square Boston
1988 First Summer Session at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts
1993 Strasbourg selected as Location for ISU Central Campus
1993 First Affiliate Conference, Huntsville, Alabama
1994 ISU relocates to Strasbourg and incorporates in Alsace
1995 First Master of Science in Space Studies (MSS)
1996 First Short Programs (Symposium, Workshops and PDP)
2000 Groundbreaking for ISU Central Campus in Illkirch-Graffenstaden
2002 Official Opening of ISU Central Campus
2003 First Introductory Space Course (now the Executive Space Course)
2004 Official Recognition by the French Ministry of Education
2004 First Master of Science in Space Management (MSM)
2009 Beginning of the Space Executive MBA (EMBA)
2011 Beginning of the Southern Hemisphere Summer Space Program (SH-SSP)
2012 25th Anniversary of ISU celebrated on 12 April
2014 20th Anniversary of ISU in Strasbourg
2015 20th Anniversary of Master of Science in Space Studies (MSS)
2017 30th Anniversary of ISU celebrated
2020 25th Anniversary of the Masters of Science in Space Studies (MSS)

Campus

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ISU originally evolved in a geographically decentralized way, with summer sessions convened in a different country each year. In 1994 the Central Campus was established in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, because of its central European location and unique[citation needed] character. During the first years, the Master of Science classes took place in the Pôle API of the École Nationale Supérieure de Physique de Strasbourg.

Since 2002 ISU has had its own building, thanks to the support of the local authorities. The Central Campus is now located in the Parc d'Innovation of Illkirch-Graffenstaden just south of Strasbourg, less than 30 minutes from the city centre by public transportation.[14]

Organization and administration

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ISU's organizational structure includes a Board of Advisors, chaired by the Chancellor, and a board of trustees elected by the Governing Membership of the ISU. The Board of Trustees determines ISU's overall objectives, oversees the university's affairs and appoints the ISU President. The President is supported by an executive committee, Academic Staff (who prepare and deliver ISU programs) and Administrative Staff (responsible for the daily operation of the Institution). The Academic Staff are led by the Dean, who is supported by staff responsible for ISU's academic programs (Masters and SSP) and library services. The Academic Council of ISU is responsible for ensuring the academic quality of ISU's teaching and research activities. ISU academic staff include a number of Resident Faculty, augmented by other Faculty and Lecturers as needed for the programs.[4]

Academics

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The programs offered by ISU are dedicated to the space-related fields, as well as sports programs.

Programs delivered each year on a regular basis

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  • A twelve-month Master of Science in Space Studies (MSS)
  • A two-month Space Studies Program (SSP)
  • A five-week Southern Hemisphere Summer Space Studies Program (SHSSP)
  • A one-week Executive Space Course (ESC) providing a basic introduction to space topics for corporates executives.

Short programs delivered on demand

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  • Professional Development Programs
  • Workshops
  • Short Courses
  • Forums

Participation in these programs is open to individuals and institutions of all nationalities.

Masters of Science

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The Master of Science in Space Studies (MSS) and the Master of Science in Space Management (MSM) are graduate-level degree programs in the space field. These one-year degree programs include a three-month professional internship and several professional visits. The main elements of the Masters are:[15]

  • Lectures covering all major disciplines related to space, with corresponding workshops and roundtables,
  • Lectures on contemporary space-related issues and events which as a whole provide an interdisciplinary and intercultural education,
  • Team Projects involving most, if not all, of those disciplines (see Table below),
  • Individual Projects performed during the academic year and during an internship period,
  • Professional Visits and participation to ISU Annual Symposium,
  • Specific skills training.
Year Team Projects
2021-2022
  • STELA. Starship: Impact on the SatCom industry.
  • EX.PL.RE: A directed energy mission to a nearby star system.
2019-2020
  • SETI: The Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe
  • ChipSats: New Opportunities
2018-2019
  • Manufacturing for exploration
  • Sustainable Moon
2017-2018
  • newSTARTS: New Strategic and Technological Approaches for Reinvigorating Telecommunications via Space
  • LIFT: Lifeline for the ISS and Future Tethers (LIFT)
2016-2017
  • TerraSPACE: SPACE: the Final Frontier for CSR
  • Dragonfly: The Rise of Drones
2015–2016
  • LUNA HATHOR: Looked into the interest of drilling on the moon
  • SEDNA: Description of Icy Moons and selection of best candidates for astrobiological missions
2014–2015
  • Blue Marble : Space solutions for water management
  • Astra Planeta : Deals with an Interstellar Worldship
2013–2014
  • One Way Missions to Mars: Scenarios for Mars potential settlement
  • Migration and Population Opportunities for Space: Space to effectively prepare for migration
2012–2013
  • BRIAN: BRain for an Integrated Arctic Network[16]
  • Mars-X: Human Exploration of Mars from Martian Orbit[17]
2011–2012
  • IDEAS for Africa: Identifying and Developing Effective Applications of Space for Africa[18]
  • EC2LIPSE: Exploring Climate Change Lagrangian Point 1 Solutions for Earth[19]
2010–2011
  • KOUROU Vision 2030: Human Spaceflights from the Kourou Spaceport[20]
  • SHINE: Space for a Health Information Network on Earth[21]
2009–2010
  • MAP: Mars Analog Path[22]
  • CATCH: A space-based solution for illegal, unreported, unregulated fishing[23]
2008–2009
  • Climate LINKS: A terrestrial data collection network complementing satellite observations[24]
  • Space and Responsive Systems[25]
2007–2008
  • ALERTS: Analysis of Lunar Exploratory Robotic Tasks for Safety[26]
  • Great Expectations: Assessing the potential for suborbital transportation[27]
2006–2007
  • Full Moon: Storage & delivery of oxygen and hydrogen[28]
  • START: Space Tools supporting Archaeological Research and Tasks[29]
2005–2006
  • SWORD: Space Weather Observation, Research and Distribution[30]
  • FERTILE Moon: Feasibility of Extraction of Resources and Toolkit for in-situ Lunar Exploration[31]
2004–2005
  • Visysphere Mars: Terraforming meets engineered life adaptation[32]
  • SAOTEC: Space Aid for Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion[33]
2003–2004
  • Human Missions to Europa and Titan – Why not?[34]
  • SPIN: Space-based Progressive Interoperable Networks[35]
2002–2003
  • PATH – M: Program Advancing Towards Humans on Mars[36]
  • Navigation Systems for Future Space Vehicles: Requirements and recommendations[37]
2001–2002
  • Virtual EVA: A ground option for space tourism[38]
  • Charting Response Options for Threatening Near Earth Object[39]
2000–2001
  • ISIS: ISU Small Satellite Interdisciplinary Survey[40]
  • PISCES: Proposal for International Spacecraft Cooperation for Education and Science[41]
1999–2000
  • ALTV: Autonomous Lunar Transport Vehicle[42]
1998–1999
  • Open for Business: A new approach to commercialization of the ISS[43]
1997–1998
  • THIRD EYE: An aircraft collision prevention teleservice[44]
1996–1997
  • MISSION: Multi-mission Innovative Space System for an Information Optimized Network[45]
1995–1996
  • SAND: Space Assisted Network against Desertification[46]

Space Studies Program

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The Space Studies Program (SSP) is an intense two-month course for postgraduate students and professionals of all disciplines. The curriculum covers the principal space related fields, both non-technical and technical and ranges from policy and law, business and management and humanities to life sciences, engineering, physical sciences and space applications. The shared experience of an international, interactive working environment is an ideal networking forum leading to the creation of an extensive, international, multidisciplinary professional network.

Each year the SSP convenes in a different location around the world. The SSP curriculum includes:

  • Core Lectures covering fundamental concepts across all relevant disciplines,
  • Theme days presenting keys/issues of space with an interdisciplinary approach,
  • Hands-on workshops providing practical applications of the concepts presented in the lectures,
  • Departmental Activities of the seven SSP departments providing in-depth lectures & workshops, professional visits, and individual research projects,
  • Team Projects in which the SSP participants address a relevant space topic as an international, interdisciplinary, and intercultural team.
Future Space Studies Programs

Future Space Studies programs are planned for:[47]

  • 2020: Postponed to 2021 in Granada. An online experience is offered during the summer of 2020: the Interactive Space Program (ISP).
  • 2021: Granada, Spain.
  • 2023: São José dos Campos, Brazil.[48]

Past Space Studies Programs, Locations and Team Projects

Year Location Team Projects
2019 Strasbourg, France
  • Space for Urban Planning
  • Enhancing Industrial Space Competitiveness
  • Applications and potentials of intelligent swarms
  • Fast Transit: Mars & Beyond
2018 Delft, The Netherlands
  • Climate Change
  • Space Debris
  • Weather
  • Lunar Night Survival
2017 Cork, Ireland
  • A New Vision: The Future of the ISS : A Journey to the Future Beyond 2024
  • Astropreneurs: The Galactic Guide to Space Entrepreneurship
  • ARESS: A Roadmap for Emerging Space States
  • NetSpace: The Internet of Things and Future Applications for Energy and Space
2016 Haifa, Israel
  • Artificial Gravity: Conceptualizing the design and associated analyses of a commercial artificial gravity LEO space station
  • Implication of New Discoveries in the Martian Environment: Drafting a Mars Human space exploration science and technology roadmap
  • Space Big Data: Learning how teamwork and problem solving are achieved in an international, multicultural and multidisciplinary environment
2015 Athens, USA
  • Planetary Defense: Defending our home planet is imperative since new technologies allow us to do so
  • Vision 2040: Studying the trends in major areas driving space exploration and development in order to construct a "vision" of what the year 2040 would look like
  • Monitoring Environmental Effects of Hydraulic Fracturing Using Remote Sensing: Tracking Fracking: Ohio used as a case study
2014 Montréal, Canada
  • Autonomous Mission for On-Orbit Servicing: Proposing to service defective satellites in Low Earth Orbit using unmanned space technologies
  • Exoplanets: Rich prospects exist for finding more exoplanets and learning more about those already found
  • Space and Open Innovation: Promoting and implementing a stronger horizontal approach between scientists, engineers, and the business community
2013 Strasbourg, France
  • SolarMAX: A space weather survival guide[49]
  • KOASTAL: Kenyan coast Observation through Affordable Space Technology Applications[50]
  • AMBIEnT: Affordable Microsatellite-based Internet access and EnvironmenTal monitoring[51]
2012 Florida Institute of Technology and NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
  • BLISS: Beyond LEO into the Solar System. A guide to future space stations[52]
  • OASIS: Operations And Service Infrastructure for Space[53]
  • Space Debris[54]
  • Space and STEM: One giant leap for education[55]
2011 Graz, Austria
  • CHARM: Cooperation of Humans and Robots for Mars[56]
  • GO SSP: Guidebook on Small Satellite Programs[57]
  • H2OPE: Tigris-Euphrates and the Global Water Crisis[58]
2010 Strasbourg, France
  • ecoSpace: Initiatives for Environmentally Sustainable Launch Activities[59]
  • ASTRA: Asteroid Mining[60]
  • RE-FOCUS: Carbon Cycle[61]
2009 NASA Ames Research Center, United States
  • ACCESS Mars: Assessing Cave Capabilities Establishing Specific Solutions[62]
  • SAFEN EARTH: Space Aid for Energy Needs on Earth[63]
  • DREAM: Disaster Risk Evaluation And Management[64]
2008 Barcelona, Spain
  • FuturIST: Future Infrastructure for Space Transportation[65]
  • VAPOR: An Integrated Framework for Early Warning and Hazard Tracking of Volcanic Activity on Earth[66]
  • Noumenia: Building on the Google Lunar X-Prize[67]
2007 Beijing, China
  • Space Traffic Management: Manage Spacecraft and Debris in Space[68]
  • DOCTOR: Developing On-Orbit Servicing Concepts Technology Options and Roadmap[69]
  • Phoenix: Lunar Biological and Historical Archive[70]
  • TREMOR: Technology Resources for Earthquake Monitoring and Response[71]
2006 Strasbourg, France
  • Luna Gaia: A Closed Loop Habitat for the Moon[72]
  • MiNI: From Tiny to Infinity[73]
  • SOL: Earth Observation Systems for Small Countries and Regions[74]
2005 Vancouver, Canada
  • FLAMA: Fire Logistics And Management Approach[75]
  • CASSANDRA: A Strategy to Protect our Planet from Near-Earth Objects[76]
  • REVOLUTION: Robotic Exploration of Venus to Study Planetary Evolution[77]
2004 Adelaide, Australia
  • CONNECTS: The Role of Satellite Communications in the Development of Rural and Remote Regions[78]
  • STREAM: Space Technologies for the Research of Effective wAter Management[79]
  • LunAres: International Lunar Exploration in Preparation for Mars[80]
2003 Strasbourg, France
  • ECOSPHERE: Earth Climate Observation System Promoting Human Ecological Research & Education[81]
  • TRACKS TO SPACE: Technology Research Advancing Cooperative Knowledge Sharing to Space[82]
  • METZTLI: An International Space Station Approach to Lunar Exploration[83]
2002 Pomona, United States
  • Alone?: A Source Book for Astrobiology[84]
  • HI-STAR: Health Improvement using Space Technology and Resources[85]
2001 Bremen, Germany
  • C.A.S.H. 2021: Commercial Access and Space Habitation[86]
  • CASSIOPEE: Concepts for Advanced Small Satellites to Improve Observation and Preservation of Europe[87]
2000 Valparaíso, Chile
  • ENSO: A Global Challenge and Keys to a Solution[88]
  • Space Tourism: From Dream to Reality[89]
1999 Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
  • Out of the Cradle: An International Strategy for Human Exploration away from Earth[90]
  • SEADS: South East Asia Disaster Management System[91]
1998 Cleveland, United States
  • MAGIC: Moving Aside Gravity's Influence and Constraints[92]
  • Hazards to Spaceflight[93]
1997 Houston, United States
  • International Strategies for the Exploration of Mars[94]
  • Technology Transfer: Bridging Space and Society[95]
1996 Vienna, Austria
  • Ra: The Sun For Science And Humanity[96]
  • DOCC: Distant Operational Care Centre[97]
1995 Stockholm, Sweden
  • Earth's Polar Regions: Observation, Protection, and Applications[98]
  • Vision 2020: An International View of the Future[99]
1994 Barcelona, Spain
  • GATES: Global Access Tele-Health and Education System[100]
  • SSE: Solar System Exploration[101]
1993 Huntsville, United States
  • GEOWARN: Global Emergency Observation and Warning[102]
  • ILFOSS: International Lunar Farside Observatory & Science Station[103]
1992 Kitakyushu, Japan
1991 Toulouse, France
  • International Mars Mission[106]
1990 Toronto, Canada
  • IAM: International Asteroid Mission[107]
  • International Program for Earth Observations[108]
1989 Strasbourg, France
  • Artemis: A Program to Identify and Map Lunar Resources[109]
  • Newton: A Variable Gravity Research Facility[110]
1988 Cambridge, United States
  • International Lunar Initiative Organization[111]

Southern Hemisphere Summer Space Program

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The Southern Hemisphere Summer Space Program (SH-SSP) is a five weeks course open to undergraduate students and professionals of all disciplines with space interest. As in all ISU programs, the curriculum covers not only space-related fields and space applications but also non-technical fields such as policy, law, space business, and management techniques.

The intention of a second program, next to the established SSP program of ISU, was to extend the offering to participants of the Southern Hemisphere, in line with the local summer holidays, but participants from all nations are welcomed.

The program is offered in partnership with the University of South Australia in Adelaide (Mawson Lakes Campus) and benefits from scholarship support from the Australian Space Research Program. The intention is to have the program iterating to different locations in the Southern Hemisphere, in particular in Africa and South America, but regularly returning to Australia.

Year Location Whitepaper Topic
2018 UniSA, Australia
  • Disaster Management: Space Based Solutions for Developing Nations
  • Space Ready: The Launchpad for Emerging Agencies
2017 UniSA, Australia
  • Small Sats Big Shift: Recommendations for the Global South
2016 UniSA, Australia
  • Space Solutions for Food & Water Security
2014 UniSA, Australia
  • Our Turbulent Sun
2013 UniSA, Australia
  • Common Horizons
2012 UniSA, Australia
  • Space-Based Tele-Reach Systems for Southern Hemisphere
2011 UniSA, Australia
  • Paths to Progress: Space and the Southern Hemisphere

Previous White Paper executive summaries and full reports are available for download from the ISU Library.

Executive Space Course

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The Executive Space Course (ESC) provides an overview of space and of space-related subjects for professionals of diverse backgrounds, including marketing, finance, law, and contract management, intended to improve their communication with technical colleagues.

Academic facilities

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Library

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Since 1995, the collection of the ISU Library has grown to reach about 9,000 space-related documents. The collection supports the interdisciplinary aspects of the courses and includes subjects like space-related business and management, space policy and law, international cooperation, remote sensing and Earth observation, telecommunication, space engineering, space mission design, astronomy, space life sciences, and space medicine. The Library also features news about space, information from space agencies and research institutes around the world, and awareness and alerting services from journals. RSS feeds can be used to follow the library's new acquisitions. Interested people may subscribe to the feeds for receiving regular updates about books, electronic documents, or Team Projects reports that are added to the online catalog.[112]

Training facilities

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With the strong support from ESA, the following facilities were installed and put into operation:[citation needed]

Astronomy Observatory

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Several optical and radio telescopes at ISU give students the opportunity of performing observations as well as the necessary analysis, which introduces them to typical techniques of astrophysical research and gives them a first-hand experience in the study of the invisible Universe.

ESA-Dresden Radio Telescope
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The satellite television Ku band (10–12 GHz) is suitable to perform observations of the Sun and the Moon, using conventional material, such as a 1.2-meter parabolic dish, placed on the roof of the ISU building. This telescope, developed under ESA contract by the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits in Dresden for use in schools, has been given to ISU by ESA. It is capable of providing properly calibrated data and hence allows to determine the surface temperatures of the Sun and the Moon. Since its in-depth testing by ISU Masters students, it has been extensively used in the framework of workshops and individual student projects. With the ESA-Dresden Radio Telescope, the students can experience and perform all the necessary steps from observation, calibration, and data reduction to the interpretation and evaluation of the results.

ESA-Haystack Radio Telescope
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The Haystack Observatory, run by MIT, developed a Small Radio Telescope (SRT) for educational purposes, consisting of a 2.3-meter diameter standard satellite dish antenna. This radio telescope operates at a 1.42  GHz frequency (21-cm wavelength) where hydrogen atoms emit a strong spectral line. This allows radio astronomers to detect hydrogen, the most abundant element of the Universe. One SRT has been donated to ISU by ESA and is operational since 2009. This new asset, named the ESA-Haystack Radio Telescope, provides the students with the opportunity of performing observations of astronomical objects even outside the Solar System.

Concurrent Design Facility (CDF)

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When the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) acquired a new Concurrent Design Facility, its initial CDF was set up at the ISU Central Campus in 2008. The CDF brings the Masters's students the possibility of familiarizing themselves with concurrent engineering and its application processes through workshops and assignments. These hands-on activities always have double-oriented tasks, by combining the CDF process with the development of space-related topics. As the usefulness of concurrent engineering extends much further than space mission design, the use of the ISU CDF for design processes in other industry fields than space is also under consideration.

GENSO Tracking Ground Station

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A fully automated satellite tracking station is installed at ISU since 2008. This ground station provides several hands-on training opportunities for the Masters' students, as satellite communication is now a reality at ISU. The ISU Tracking Ground Station was built in the scope of the Global Educational Network for Satellite Operations (GENSO) project, an endeavor involving students worldwide and promoted by the International Space Education Board (ISEB), an organization including the educational departments of some of the major space agencies worldwide.

Human Performance in Space Laboratory

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Established in 2009, the ISU Human Spaceflight Laboratory includes a rotating chair, the training model of the ultrasound echocardiograph, and body motion analysis equipment that flew on Mir in 1988, and the flight model of the neuroscience Pocket equipment that flew on the Space Shuttle STS-51G mission. This equipment was all donated by CNES. In addition, NASA has loaned a training model of the ISS Advanced Life Support Pack (ALSP) and ESA has loaned a training model of the ISS 3DSPACE experiment. The Human Spaceflight Laboratory is also equipped with a clinostat, an autoclave, a laminar flow cabinet, microscopes, medical diagnosis and surgery tools, and other laboratory equipment to provide realistic hands-on training on the experiments performed in space by astronauts.

Self Deployable Habitat for Extreme Environments (SHEE)

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The goal of the Self Deployable Habitat for Extreme Environments (SHEE) is to develop a deployable space analog habitat demonstrating technologies and architecture that may one day be used in extreme environment habitats on the Earth, Moon, and Mars. This project is a partnership between seven different companies and institutions representing five different European nations. This habitat is designed to support two "astronauts" for missions of up to two weeks in duration. Construction was completed in July 2015, after which the SHEE was shipped to ISU for validation and testing. ISU faculty and students will spend the next six months evaluating the habitat and delivering a report on their findings to the European Commission. The SHEE will live in the ISU High Bay until April 2016 when it will take part in a Mars Analog mission called Moonwalk in Rio Tinto, Spain.

Annual symposium

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Up until 2013, an annual ISU symposium was convened to address a topic with broad interest both with the space industry and among the space agencies. The Symposium has been suspended until further notice. Other international conference-style events are being planned and convened on the ISU campus. Refer to the ISU web site for more details. The following table presents the topics covered from 1996 to 2013.

Year Subject
2013 Space Technology and Tele-Reach: Benefiting Humanity on Earth and Beyond
2012 Sustainability of Space Activities: International Issues and Potential Solutions
2011 The International Space Station: Maximizing the Return from Extended Operations
2010 The Public Face of Space
2009 Space for a Safe and Secure World
2008 Space Solutions to Earth's Global Challenges
2007 Why the Moon?
2006
2005 Space Exploration: Who, What, When, Where, Why?
2004 Civil, Commercial and Security Space: What Will Drive the Next Decade?
2003

Satellite Navigation Systems: Policy, Commercial and Technical Interaction[113]

2002

Beyond the International Space Station: The Future of Human Spaceflight[114]

2001

Smaller Satellites: Bigger Business? Concepts, Applications and Markets for Micro/Nanosatellites in a New Information World[115]

2000

The Space Transportation Market: Evolution or Revolution?[116]

1999

International Space Station: The Next Space Marketplace[117]

1998

Space and the Global Village: Tele-services for the 21st Century[118]

1997

New Space Markets[119]

1996

Space of Service to Humanity: Preserving Earth and Improving Life[120]

Notable staff

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Founders

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Chancellors

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Presidents

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  • 1991–1994: George Van Reeth[citation needed]
  • 1994–1998: Roland Doré
  • 1998–2004: Karl Doetsch
  • 2004–2011: Michael Simpson
  • 2011–2018: Walter Peeters[citation needed]
  • 2018–2021: Juan De Dalmau
  • 2021–2023: Pascale Ehrenfreund
  • 2023–present: Nicolas Peter (Acting) [121]

Notable faculty

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  • Ben Finney, 1994-2003 co-chair of Space and Society department
  • Dustin Bates, 2006 ISU Summer Session Program Teaching Associate

Astronauts

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References

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  2. ^ Burke, John D (25 January 2018). "International meetings: Moon initiatives International meetings: Moon initiatives". The Planetary Society Blog. The Planetary Society. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Moon Village Association". Moon Village Association. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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