International Space University

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ISU
Motto:	The 3I's: International, Intercultural, Interdisplinary
Established:	1987
Type:	Private
Chancellor:	Jean-Jacques Dordain
President:	Michael Simpson
Postgraduates:	44 (2008)
Location:	Illkirch-Graffenstaden near Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France
Website:	http://www.isunet.edu/

International Space University is a private University founded in 1987 by Peter Diamandis, Todd B. Hawley, and Robert D. Richards. The University currently offers two degree granting programs--the Master of Space Management and the Master of Space Studies--in addition to a non-degree-granting Space Studies Program.

The permanent campus of the International Space University is located in Illkirch-Graffenstaden near Strasbourg, France. The permanent campus hosts the students in both Masters' programs, while the Space Studies Program is held in a different city each year. The ISU was founded on the "3-I" philosophy to create an Interdisciplinary, Intercultural and International environment for study and training as a Space professional. Since 1987, ISU has graduated over 2400 students from 93 countries from the Space Studies Program and the Masters Programs.

The ISU faculty members include former astronauts and cosmonauts, spacecraft engineers, scientists, managers, scientists and experts in Space Law & Policy. Faculty members are experts in both technical and non-technical fields relevant to space and come from countries all around the world to stay true to the international, intercultural, and interdisciplinary nature of ISU’s programs.

The Chancellor of the International Space University is the Director General of the European Space Agency Jean-Jacques Dordain. Dordain succeeded the University's first Chancellor, Arthur C. Clarke, in 2004. The President of the International Space University is Michael Simpson, who took office in 2004.

Contents 1 ISU Space Studies Program 1.1 Future Space Studies Programs 1.2 Past Space Studies Programs 2 ISU Master of Science in Space Studies Program 2.1 Information on Past ISU Masters Programs 3 Space Odyssey Institute 4 ISU Annual Symposium 5 ISU alumni associations 6 ISU people 6.1 ISU faculty and staff 6.2 Board and executive staff 6.3 Academic and administrative staff 6.4 Founders 6.5 Astronauts 7 External links

[edit] ISU Space Studies Program

The Space Studies Program (SSP) is an intensive two-month course teaching space professionals, graduate students, and space enthusiasts about a wide range of space-related topics. The SSP is normally hosted in a different country each year, but occasionally the program returns to the ISU Central Campus in Strasbourg, France. Information on past summer sessions including pictures, retrospectives, student projects, etc. is available from the ISU website at: http://www.isunet.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=157&Itemid=241

[edit] Future Space Studies Programs

• 2009: NASA Ames Research Center, United States
• 2008: Barcelona, Spain - relocated from Naples, Italy

[edit] Past Space Studies Programs

Year	Location	Team Projects
2007	Beijing, China	Space Traffic Management: Manage spacecrafts and debris in space (Final Report) On-Orbit-Servicing: Future Capabilities for Space Missions (Final Report) Lunar Archive: Lunar Biological and Historical Archive (Final Report) Earthquake: The Use of Space Technologies to Monitor and Respond to Earthquakes (Final Report)
2006	Strasbourg, France	Luna Gaia: A closed loop habitat for the moon (Final Report) MiNI: From Tiny to Infinity (Final Report) SOL: Earth Observation Systems for Small Countries and Regions (Final Report)
2005	Vancouver, Canada	FLAMA: Fire Logistics And Management Approach (Final Report) CASSANDRA: a strategy to protect our planet from near-earth objects (Final Report) REVOLUTION: robotic exploration of Venus to study planetary evolution (Final Report)
2004	Adelaide, Australia	CONNECTS: the role of satellite communications in the development of rural and remote regions (Final Report) STREAM: Space Technologies for the Research of Effective wAter Management (Final Report) LunAres: International Lunar exploration in preparation for Mars (Final Report)
2003	Strasbourg, France	Ecosphere: Earth Climate Observation System Promoting Human Ecological Research & Education (Final Report) TRACKS TO SPACE: Technology Research Advancing Cooperative Knowledge Sharing to Space (Final Report) METZTLI: An International Space Station Approach to Lunar Exploration (Final Report)
2002	Pomona, United States	Alone?: A Sourcebook for Astrobiology (Final Report) HI-STAR: Health Improvement using Space Technology and Resources (Final Report)
2001	Bremen, Germany	C.A.S.H. 2021: Commercial Access and Space Habitation (Final Report) CASSIOPEE: Concepts for Advanced Small Satellites to Improve Observation and Preservation of Europe (Final Report)
2000	Valparaíso, Chile	ENSO: A Global Challenge and Keys to a Solution Space Tourism: from Dream to Reality
1999	Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand	Out of the Cradle: an international strategy for human exploration away from Earth SEADS: South East Asia Disaster Management System
1998	Cleveland, United States	Magic: Moving Aside Gravity's Influence and Constraints Hazards to Spaceflight
1997	Houston, United States	International Strategies for the Exploration of Mars Technology Transfer: Bridging Space and Society
1996	Vienna, Austria	Ra: The Sun For Science And Humanity DOCC: Distant Operational Care Centre
1995	Stockholm, Sweden	Earth's Polar Regions: Observation, Protection, and Applications Vision 2020: An International View of the Future
1994	Barcelona, Spain	Global Access Tele-Health and Education System (GATES) Solar System Exploration (SSE)
1993	Huntsville, United States	Global Emergency Observation and Warning (Geowarn) International Lunar Farside Observatory & Science Station (ILFOSS)
1992	Kitakyushu, Japan	ISUNET Space Solar Power Program (SSPP)
1991	Toulouse, France	International Mars Mission
1990	Toronto, Canada	International Asteroid Mission (IAM) International program for Earth observations
1989	Strasbourg, France	Artemis: a program to identify and map Lunar resources Newton: a variable gravity research facility
1988	Cambridge, United States	International Lunar Initiative Organization

[edit] ISU Master of Science in Space Studies Program

In 1996, ISU began offering its first post-graduate degree program, the Master of Science in Space Studies (MSS). In 2003, the program was expanded to include a Master of Science in Space Management (MSM).

[edit] Information on Past ISU Masters Programs

• 2007-2008
  • TP1 Sub-Orbital Transport Systems
• 2006-2007
  • Masters '06/'07 student site
  • TP1 Heritage from Space project site
  • TP2 Planetary Resources project site
• 2005-2006
  • Masters '05/'06 student site
  • TP1 Space Weather
  • TP2 In Situ Resource Utilization project site
• 2004-2005
  • Masters '04/'05 student site
  • TP1 SAFE³: Space Aid for Energy, Environment and Economics project site
  • TP2 Visysphere Mars: Terraforming Meets Engineered Life Adaptation project site
• 2003-2004
  • MSS '03/'04 student site
  • TP1 Space-based Progressive Interoperable Networks (SPIN): Standardized Space Networks and the Future of Broadband Connectivity project site
  • TP2
• 2002-2003
  • MSS '02/'03 (MSS-8) student site
  • TP1 P.A.T.H.-M. Program Advancing Towards Humans on Mars project site
  • TP2 Navigation Systems for Future Space Vehicles: Requirements and Recommendations project site
• 2001-2002
  • MSS '01/'02 (MSS-7) student site
  • TP1 Virtual EVA: A Ground Option for Space Tourism project site
  • TP2 Charting Response Options for Threatening Near Earth Objects project site
• 2000-2001
  • MSS '00/'01 (MSS-6) student site
  • TP ISU Small Satellite Interdisciplinary Survey (ISIS) project site
  • TP Proposal for International Spacecraft Cooperation for Education and Science (PISCES) project site
• 1999-2000
  • MSS '99/'00 (MSS-5) student site
  • TP Autonomous Lunar Transport Vehicle (ALTV) project site
• 1998-99
• 1997-98
  • MSS-3, as it was called then, included 33 students from 23 countries. Faculty included Scott Madry, Nikolai Tolyarenko, Ram Jakhu, Francois Becker, Michael Rycroft, and Lucy Stojak. Alumni of MSS-3 now work at universities and federal space agencies around the world. The Team Project for MSS-3 focused on space-based applications for assisting airplane navigation for take-offs and landings.
• 1996-97
• 1995-96

[edit] Space Odyssey Institute

The Space Odyssey Institute will be held for the first time on July 2007 in Beijing, China[1] (add more info)

[edit] ISU Annual Symposium

The annual ISU symposium is dedicated to a topic with broad interest both with space industry and among the space agencies.

• 2008: Space Solutions to Earth’s Global Challenges
• 2007: Why the Moon?
• 2005: Space Exploration: Who, What, When, Where, Why?
• 2004: Civil, Commercial and Security Space: What Will Drive the Next Decade?
• 2003: Satellite Navigation Systems: Policy, Commercial and Technical Interaction
  • Proceedings volume: Rycroft, M. J. (ed.), ISBN 978-1-4020-1678-3
• 2002: Beyond the International Space Station: The Future of Human Spaceflight
  • Proceedings volume: Rycroft, M. J. (ed.), ISBN 978-1-4020-0962-4
• 2001: Smaller Satellites: Bigger Business? Concepts, Applications and Markets for Micro/Nanosatellites in a New Information World
  • Proceedings volume: Rycroft, M. J. and Crosby, N. (eds), ISBN 978-1-4020-0199-4
• 2000: The Space Transportation Market: Evolution or Revolution?
  • Proceedings volume: Rycroft, M. J. (ed.), ISBN 978-0-7923-6752-9
• 1999: International Space Station: The Next Space Marketplace
  • Proceedings volume: Haskell, G. and Rycroft, M. J. (eds), ISBN 978-0-7923-6142-8
• 1998: Space and the Global Village: Tele-services for the 21st Century
  • Proceedings volume: Haskell, G. and Rycroft, M. J. (eds), ISBN 978-0-7923-5481-9
• 1997: New Space Markets
  • Proceedings volume: Haskell, G. and Rycroft, M. J. (eds), ISBN 978-0-7923-5027-9
• 1996: Space of Service to Humanity: Preserving Earth and Improving Life
  • Proceedings volume: Haskell, G. and Rycroft, M. J. (eds), ISBN 978-0-7923-4344-8

[edit] ISU alumni associations

• Austrian ISU Alumni Association (AISUA)
• European ISU Alumni Association (EAA)
• ISU United States Alumni Association (ISU*USA)
• Canadian Alumni Association of ISU (CAISU)
• ISU Asian Alumni Association (ISU-ASIA)
• Association ISU-France
• Japan Association ISU-JASI

[edit] ISU people

[edit] ISU faculty and staff

• John Farrow, UK
• Hugh Hill, Ireland
• Yoshiki Morino, Japan
• Chiaki Mukai, Japan
• Walter Peeters, Belgium
• Isabelle Scholl, France
• Nikolai Tolyarenko, Russia
• Vasilis Zervos, Greece
• Part time faculty [2]
• Guest Lecturers [3]

[edit] Board and executive staff

• Michael Simpson, President, [4]
• Walter Peeters, Dean, [5]
• Jean-Marc Seiler, Secretary General, [6]
• Steve Brody, North American Operations, [7]
• ISU Board of Trustees [8]
• ISU Board of Advisors [9]
• ISU Academic Council [10]

[edit] Academic and administrative staff

[edit] Founders

• Peter Diamandis
• Todd B. Hawley
• Robert D. Richards

[edit] Astronauts

• James H. Newman, NASA, the first (and as of December 2007 the only) ISU alumnus to go into space
• Jeffrey Hoffman, NASA, lecturer
• Chiaki Mukai, NASDA/JAXA, detailed faculty
• Robert Thirsk, CSA, lecturer
• Michel Tognini, ESA (Head of European Astronaut Center), lecturer
• Yang Liwei, CASC, Special Guest Lecturer
• Sergei Krikalev, RSA, Special Guest Lecturer

[edit] External links

• International Space University
• SSP Application Information
• Master's Program Application Information
• International Space University Masters 06/07 Website