Out Astronaut Selects Issac Anderson as Winner of the 2023 Out Astronaut Contest
BOULDER, Colo. – Issac Anderson was selected today as the winner of the 2023 Out Astronaut Contest, a competition hosted …
Read MoreIIAS Completes First Research Spaceflight Mission with Astronaut Kellie Gerardi on Virgin Galactic’s ‘Galactic 05’
“In addition to meeting our research objectives, our inaugural suborbital flight sought to demonstrate that the future of space will be forged by professionals of many backgrounds, all driven by the same insatiable desire for scientific exploration that will inspire future generations of STEM professionals.”
Read MoreIIAS Researcher Kellie Gerardi to Fly as Payload Specialist on ‘Galactic 05’
BOULDER, Colo. (October 11, 2023): International Institute for Astronautical Sciences (IIAS) bioastronautics researcher and payload specialist Kellie Gerardi will represent …
Read MoreIIAS Opens Novel Gravity-Offset Laboratory at Florida Tech for Research and Education
MELBOURNE, FLA. — A new lab that can mimic different levels of gravity from lunar to Martian to zero and …
Read MoreFlorida Tech, Astronautics Institute Partner for Education and Research
MELBOURNE, FLA. — The International Institute for Astronautical Sciences (IIAS) recently inducted 75 new members through its introductory Fundamentals of …
Read MoreIIAS Announces New International Collaboration
The International Institute for Astronautical Sciences (IIAS) has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Portugal Space Agency (Portugal Space|PTSpace), Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology, and Science (INESCTEC), School of Engineering of Porto (ISEP), and the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP) focused on a science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and space education and research partnership.
Read MoreThe Out Astronaut Project selects Brian Murphy as winner of the 2021 Out Astronaut Contest.
Brian Murphy, a gay, non-binary astronomy student, was selected today as the winner of the 2021 Out Astronaut Contest, a competition hosted by the Out Astronaut Project to increase the visible representation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) identified persons in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields.
Read MoreIIAS Announces World’s First Industry-Sponsored Researcher Contracted to Fly on Commercial Spacecraft
The International Institute for Astronautical Sciences (IIAS) has announced a contract to fly IIAS researcher Kellie Gerardi to space on a dedicated research mission with Virgin Galactic. The contract marks the world’s first industry-sponsored, human-tended research spaceflight on a commercial vehicle, and IIAS researcher Kellie Gerardi is the first female payload specialist contracted to fly on a commercial spacecraft.
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