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Since 2015 and with students from over 60 different countries, IIAS has promoted a globally-inclusive spacefaring future by providing affordable, immersive educational services and access to subject matter experts and state-of-the-art facilities.

Today's Research Enabling Tomorrow's Space Missions

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Mission Simulation

High-fidelity simulation environments complement instruction on mission design and astrodynamics, providing a practical foundation in the operational sciences

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Bioastronautics Research

IVA space suits are evaluated in analog environments, combining human factors research with technology maturation

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Post-Landing Egress

IVA space suits and the IIAS Orion Spacecraft Simulator are used to evaluate human performance and egress effectiveness.

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EVA Space Suit Research

IIAS maintains an EVA space suit and a gravity-offset laboratory for training as well as the evaluation of tools and procedures in high-fidelity EVA.

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Neutral Buoyancy Operations

Analog space suits are used to develop procedures and validate EVA technologies in neutral buoyancy conditions.

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Flight Test and Research

IIAS's high-performance aircraft and altitude chamber provide research opportunities and immersive educational experiences in aerospace physiology and flight test engineering

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Microgravity Sciences

Each year, dozens of IIAS students and their experiments fly with the National Research Council of Canada

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Aeronomy Research

IIAS's 'Project PoSSUM' seeks to better understand the physics of our upper atmosphere through observations made from airborne, balloon, and suborbital spacecraft platforms

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IIAS Students in Space!

IIAS bioastronautics researcher Kellie Gerardi represented the Institute on the ‘Galactic 05’ research spaceflight with Virgin Galactic on November 2, 2023. Additionally, IIAS graduates include one alum selected by NASA as an astronaut candidate, one who has flown on an orbital space flight, and two others that have flown to suborbital space.

For Prospective and Registered Students:

AST 101 (Fundamentals of Astronautics) is required for all IIAS professional certificates and for enrollment in advanced courses.

The following courses are OPEN UNIVERSITY: AER 101, BIO 101, EDU 101, EVA 101, EVA 102, EVA 103, FTE 101, FTE 102, FTE 103, OPS 101, OPS 102, and OPS 104.

Register Here for Spring 2025 Semester Courses:

OPS 104, BIO 101, AER 101, EVA 101, and EVA 103 are cross-branded with AIAA.
OPS 104, BIO 101, AER 101, EVA 101, and EVA 103 are cross-branded with AIAA.

IIAS 2023-24 Academic Offerings

2025 On-Site Intensives and Research Campaigns

To attend, enroll in the associated course.

november

04nov(nov 4)8:00 am07(nov 7)1:00 pmEVA 105 Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory EVA Operations Campaign (2024)On-Site compliment to EVA 105 using analog training suits

07nov(nov 7)8:00 am08(nov 8)5:00 pmFeaturedEVA 106 Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory EVA Operations Campaign (2024)On-Site compliment to EVA 106 using medium-fidelity analog space suits

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27mar(mar 27)8:00 am31(mar 31)5:00 pmAST 101: Fundamentals of Astronautics Class 2501

31mar(mar 31)8:00 am04apr(apr 4)5:00 pmAST 101: Advanced PoSSUM Academy - Red Sprite Group (Spring 2025)

april

03apr(apr 3)8:00 am07(apr 7)5:00 pmAST 101: Fundamentals of Astronautics Class 2502

august

11aug(aug 11)8:00 am15(aug 15)5:00 pmFeaturedAST 102 Microgravity Research Campaign (2025)Microgravity Research Campaign supporting the IIAS AST 102 Program (Online class start in May)

 

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NOTE: All schedules are dependent on local safety policies and the IIAS Space Medical Team’s assessment of safety with respect to COVID-19. IIAS conducts a COVID-19 safety assessment every 90 days prior to the scheduled start of each planned course.

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IIAS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization: EIN 47-2154281

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IIAS Partner Institutions

Canadian Space Agency

EVA space suit evaluation and bioastronautics research is conducted in collaboration with the Canadian Space Agency.

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IIAS microgravity research, flight test engineering support, and IVA space suit evaluations are conducted in partnership with the National Research Council of Canada

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Post-landing egress and underwater EVA space suit evaluations are conducted using the IIAS neutral buoyancy and post-landing laboratory at Survival Systems USA.

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IIAS students are trained at IIAS facilities located at Florida Tech in Melbourne, Florida. These facilities include gravity-offset laboratories, space flight simulation, and research aircraft.

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All IIAS post-landing IVA and underwater EVA space suit evaluations are certified by the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI), the SCUBA certification agency of NASA.

IIAS is an Associate Member of the FAA Center of Excellence in Commercial Space Transportation, a partner for IIAS aeronomy, human factors, and space suit technology research for suborbital, orbital, and lunar operations.

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