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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.

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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Since 2015 and with students from over 54 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.

 

For Prospective and Registered Students:

AST 101 (Fundamentals of Astronautics)

is required for professional certificates and for enrollment in the following: AST 102, AER 103, BIO 103, BIO 104, EVA 104, EVA 105, EVA 106, and OPS 104.

APPLY NOW for 2024 AST 101 courses

The Following Courses are OPEN UNIVERSITY:

Please register through the following link. Activation may take up to 48 hours.

APPLY NOW for FTE101, EVA103, and/or EDU101

AER 101, BIO 101, EDU 101, EVA 101, EVA 102, EVA 103, FTE 101, FTE 102, FTE 103, OPS 101, and OPS 102.

Summer 2024 Courses Open for Registration:

IIAS 2023-24 Academic Offerings

Spring 2024 On-Site Intensives and Research Campaigns

To attend, enroll in the associated course.

april

11apr(apr 11)8:00 am15(apr 15)5:00 pmAST 101: PoSSUM Scientist-Astronaut Candidate Class 2401

15apr(apr 15)8:00 am19(apr 19)5:00 pmAST 101: PoSSUM Academy - Red Sprite Group (Spring 2024)

18apr(apr 18)8:00 am22(apr 22)5:00 pmAST 101: PoSSUM Scientist-Astronaut Candidate Class 2402

21apr(apr 21)6:00 pm26(apr 26)5:00 pmAST 101: PoSSUM Scientist-Astronaut Candidate Class 2403

may

24may(may 24)8:00 am27(may 27)3:00 pmEVA 103 Planetary Field Geology Field Campaign (2024)Field campaign in planetary field geology including EVA tool evaluation. (Online classes start Summer Semester)

27may(may 27)5:00 pm31(may 31)1:00 pmEVA 102 Operational Space Medicine (2024)FIeld campaign covering space medicine, wilderness medicine, human performance, leadership and psychological resilience. (Online classes start Summer Semester)

august

02aug(aug 2)8:00 am07(aug 7)9:00 pmFeaturedAER 103 Noctilucent Cloud Imagery Field Research Campaign (2024)Field campaign as part of AER 103, Noctilucent Cloud Imagery course to study noctilucent cloud formations through coordinated ground, airborne, and/or balloon observations.

12aug(aug 12)8:00 am15(aug 15)5:00 pmFeaturedAST 102 Microgravity Research Campaign (2024)Microgravity Research Campaign supporting the IIAS AST 102 Program (Online class start in May)

october

03oct(oct 3)8:00 am06(oct 6)5:00 pmFeaturedEVA 104 Gravity-Offset EVA Space Suit Evaluation Campaign (2024)Gravity-offset research campaign to evaluate an EVA space suit by applying the tools and techniques developed through EVA 102 and EVA 103 courses

26octAll Day30OPS 102 Spacecraft Egress and Rescue Operations On-Site (2024)Aircraft egress and sea survial training to complement OPS 102 post-landing human space flight system engineering instruction.

31oct(oct 31)8:00 am03nov(nov 3)5:00 pmFeaturedBIO 104: Advanced Egress and Post-Landing Space Suit Evaluation (2024)On-site BIO 104 campaign to evaluate Orion spacecraft egress and parachute drop scenarios using space suits in water.

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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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 Partner Institutions

Canadian Space Agency

EVA space suit evaluation and bioastronautics research is conducted as part of Project OTTER in collaboration with the Canadian Space Agency.

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IIAS microgravity research and IVA space suit evaluations are conducted as part of Project PoSSUM and 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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