The following courses are OPEN UNIVERSITY: AER 101, BIO 101, EDU 101, EVA 101, EVA 102, EVA 103, FTE 101, OPS 101, and OPS 102. Prior to registering for a course, first register as an ‘Open University‘ student under the ‘SIGN UP’ link above or through the link below.
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Complete AST 101 (Fundamentals of Astronautics) to enroll in IIAS Professional Certification Programs
AST 101 ‘Fundamentals of Astrodynamics’ introduces the student to scientific human spaceflight as a systemic problem. Specifically, AST 101 introduces the student to the design and training aspects integral to noctilucent cloud tomography on suborbital commercial space vehicles in support of Project PoSSUM. AST 101 also qualifies one as a ‘PoSSUM Scientist-Astronaut Candidate’ or an ‘Advanced PoSSUM Academy Graduate’ and serves as a prerequisite to many other courses offered through the IIAS by introducing key training elements and is a prerequisite for enrollment into all citizen-science courses administered by the IIAS including AER 103, BIO 103, BIO 104, EVA 103, EVA 104, and OPS 104. After registering as a New Student, you may apply for AST 101 through the link below.
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Enroll in a Professional Certificate Program
If you are interested in a specific specialization, IIAS offers a unique opportunity to receive professional certificates in specialized research areas including aeronomy, bioastronautics including concentrations in IVA and EVA space suit evaluation, science education, flight test engineering, and space flight operations. Each credential consists of 16 credits of instruction which are administered through distance education and combined with several weeks of on-site intensive research activities.
Aeronomy
The IIAS Aeronomy Program (Project ‘PoSSUM’) provides a practical education for the professional interested in upper-atmospheric research from research aircraft, high-altitude balloons, and suborbital spacecraft. Learn to study noctilucent clouds from research aircraft, design space instrumentation and continue your initial ‘PoSSUM’ training with mission specific training for suborbital tomography missions. Courses include AER 101 (Suborbital Space Environment), AER 102 (Remote Sensing), AER 103 (Airborne Remote Sensing of Noctilucent Clouds), and independent study.
Bioastronautics: EVA Space Suit Evaluation
The IIAS Bioastronautics Program with Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVA) Space Suit Evaluation concentration (Project ‘OTTER’) leverages analog micro-gravity, lunar, and Martian environments. Courses offered include: EVA 101 (Life Support Systems), EVA 102 (Operational Space Medicine), EVA 103 (Planetary Field Geology and EVA Tool Development), EVA 104 (Gravity-Offset EVA Space Sit Evaluation), and EVA 105 (Fundamentals of Underwater Analog EVA).
Bioastronautics: IVA Space Suit Evaluation
The IIAS Bioastronautics Program with IVA Space Suit Evaluation concentration provides a broad, practical education geared to the professional interested in a career in commercial astronautics while qualifying one for PoSSUM suborbital spacesuit evaluation missions.. Learn to test spacesuits in microgravity environments, high-G environments, and landing and post-landing environments. Courses in the IIAS Bioastronautics Program include BIO 101 (Space Flight Physiology), BIO 103 (Microgravity Space Suit Evaluation), and BIO 104 (Post-Landing Space Suit Evaluation).
Space Flight Operations
The IIAS Space Flight Operations Program involves the study of ergonomics, biometrics, and human factors in the design of vehicles for human space flight. Methods of training, Crew Resource Management (CRM) and communication are evaluated. Courses in the Space Flight Operations program include: EDU 101 (System Engineering for Human Space Missions), OPS 102 (Spacecraft Egress and Rescue Operations), OPS 103 (Space Robotics), and OPS 104 (Orbital Mechianics and Mission Simulation).
Flight Test Engineering
The IIAS Professional Certificate in Flight Test Engineering was designed to offer a high-value certification for students interested in the profession of a test pilot or as a flight test engineer. Assembled in collaboration with the National Research Council of Canada’s Flight Research Laboratory, the IIAS Flight Test Engineering program combines expert instruction with a variety of diverse yet economical aircraft. Courses include FTE 101 (Fundamentals of Flight Test Engineering), FTE 102 (Fixed Wing Performance), FTE 103 (Fixed Wing Stability and Control) and FTE 104 (High Performance Flight Testing).
The IIAS Professional Certification in Applied Astronautics
The only program of its type in the world, the Professional Credential in Applied Astronautics is awarded by the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences to students interested in a career in astronautics and related sciences. It is a 30-credit immersive professional education program currently under accreditation process enabling publishable, peer-reviewed scientific research in the fields of aeronomy, bioastronautics, mission design, space flight operations, or flight test engineering. Choose a concentration in bioastronautics (IVA or EVA) or flight test engineering.
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