IIAS 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 More
The 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 More
IIAS 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.
Read More