IIAS in Space!
IIAS bioastronautics researcher Kellie Gerardi represented the Institute on the ‘Galactic 05/IIAS-01’ research mission with Virgin Galactic in 2023. The Institute’s IIAS-02 mission with payload specialists Kellie Gerardi, Dr. Shawna Pandya, and Dr. Norah Patten has been announced for 2026. IIAS graduates additionally 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.
IIAS-02 Payload Solicitation Now Open!
Do you want to place your science and payloads aboard the IIAS-02 mission with IIAS researchers Kellie Gerardi, Dr. Shawna Pandya, and Dr. Norah Patten? The IIAS-02 suborbital research spaceflight with Virgin Galactic call for science and payloads is now open!
Submit your proposals by 31 January!
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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.
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EVA space suit evaluation and bioastronautics research is conducted in collaboration with the Canadian Space Agency.
IIAS microgravity research, flight test engineering support, and IVA space suit evaluations are conducted in partnership with the National Research Council of Canada
Post-landing egress and underwater EVA space suit evaluations are conducted using the IIAS neutral buoyancy and post-landing laboratory at Survival Systems USA.
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.
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.