International Space University

Infobox University
name=ISU
motto=The 3I's: International, Intercultural, Interdisplinary
established=1987
type=Private
city=Illkirch-Graffenstaden near Strasbourg
state=Bas-Rhin
country=France
head_label = President
head=Michael Simpson
chancellor=Jean-Jacques Dordain
postgrad=44 (2008)
postgrad_label=graduate
website=http://www.isunet.edu/

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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.

= 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

Future Space Studies Programs

* 2009: NASA Ames Research Center, United States

Past Space Studies Programs

ISU Masters Program

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

Information on Past ISU Masters Programs

*2007-2008 (Masters '08)
** [http://masters08.isunet.edu/ Masters '08 student site]
**TP1 Great Expectations: An Assessment of the Potential for Suborbital Transportation
**TP2 ALERTS: Analysis of Lunar Exploratory Robotic Tasks for Safety
*2006-2007 (Masters '07)
** [http://isu07.wordpress.com/ Masters '06/'07 student site]
**TP1 START: Space Tools supporting Archaeological Research and Tasks [http://heritagefromspace.isunet.edu/ project site]
**TP2 Full Moon: Fuel Utilization of Lunar Oxygen, Hydrogen Supply [http://planetaryresources.isunet.edu/ project site]
*2005-2006 (Masters '06)
** [http://masters06.isunet.edu/ Masters '05/'06 student site]
**TP1 SWORD: Space Weather Observations Research and Distribution
**TP2 FERTILE MOON: Feasibility of Extraction of Resources and Toolkit for In-situ Lunar Exploration [http://isru.isunet.edu/ project site]
*2004-2005
** [http://masters05.isunet.edu/ Masters '04/'05 student site]
**TP1 SAOTEC: Space Aid for Ocean Energy Thermal Conversion [http://masters05.isunet.edu/tp1/ project site]
**TP2 Visysphere Mars: Terraforming Meets Engineered Life Adaptation [http://masters05.isunet.edu/tp2/ project site]
*2003-2004
** [http://mss04.isunet.edu/ MSS '03/'04 student site]
**TP1 Space-based Progressive Interoperable Networks (SPIN): Standardized Space Networks and the Future of Broadband Connectivity [http://mss04.isunet.edu/tp1/ project site]
**TP2 Human Missions to Europa and Titan - Why Not?
*2002-2003
** [http://mss03.isunet.edu/ MSS '02/'03 (MSS-8) student site]
**TP1 P.A.T.H.-M. Program Advancing Towards Humans on Mars [http://mss03.isunet.edu/tp1/ project site]
**TP2 Navigation Systems for Future Space Vehicles: Requirements and Recommendations [http://mss03.isunet.edu/tp2/ project site]
*2001-2002
** [http://mss02.isunet.edu/ MSS '01/'02 (MSS-7) student site]
**TP1 Virtual EVA: A Ground Option for Space Tourism [http://mss02.isunet.edu/projects/tp1/ project site]
**TP2 Charting Response Options for Threatening Near Earth Objects [http://mss02.isunet.edu/projects/tp2/ project site]
*2000-2001
** [http://mss01.isunet.edu/ MSS '00/'01 (MSS-6) student site]
**TP ISU Small Satellite Interdisciplinary Survey (ISIS) [http://mss01.isunet.edu/isis/ project site]
**TP Proposal for International Spacecraft Cooperation for Education and Science (PISCES) [http://mss01.isunet.edu/pisces/ project site]
*1999-2000
** [http://mss00.isunet.edu/ MSS '99/'00 (MSS-5) student site]
**TP Autonomous Lunar Transport Vehicle (ALTV): Providing a Link for Scientific Research [http://mss00.isunet.edu/tp2000/ project site]
*1998-99
**MSS '98/'99 (MSS-4)
**TP Open for Business: A New Approach to Commercialisation of the ISS
*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.
** TP Third Eye: An Aircraft Collision Prevention Tele-Service
*1996-97
** MSS '96/'97 (MSS-2)
** TP MISSION: Multimission Innovative Space Systems for an Information Optimized Network
*1995-96
** MSS '95/'96 (MSS-1)
** TP SAND: Space Assisted Network Against Desertification

pace Odyssey Institute

The Space Odyssey Institute will be held for the first time in July 2007 in Beijing, China [http://www.isunet.edu/EN/585] (add more info)

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

ISU alumni associations

* [http://www.oewf.org/aisua/ Austrian ISU Alumni Association (AISUA)]
* [http://eaa.isunet.edu/ European ISU Alumni Association (EAA)]
* [http://www.isu-usa.org/ ISU United States Alumni Association (ISU*USA)]
* [http://www.caisu.org/ Canadian Alumni Association of ISU (CAISU)]
* [http://www2.jsforum.or.jp/isu_asia/ ISU Asian Alumni Association (ISU-ASIA)]
* [http://www.isu-france.org/ Association ISU-France]
* [http://www.jasi.jp/ Japan Association ISU-JASI]

ISU people

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 [http://www.isunet.edu/EN/25]
*Guest Lecturers [http://www.isunet.edu/EN/27]

Board and executive staff

*Michael Simpson, President, [http://www.isunet.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=143]
*Walter Peeters, Dean, [http://www.isunet.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=143]
*Steve Brody, North American Operations, [http://www.isunet.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=143]
*Jean-Marc Seiler, Secretary General, [http://www.isunet.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=143]
*ISU Board of Trustees [http://www.isunet.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=143]
*ISU Board of Advisors [http://www.isunet.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=143]
*ISU Academic Council [http://www.isunet.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=143]

Founders

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

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

Guest Speakers

*Sir Richard Branson, [Virgin Group] , Founder
*Christopher Stott, [ManSat] and [Excalibur Almaz] , Co-Founder

External links

* [http://www.isunet.edu/ International Space University]
* [http://www.isunet.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=60&Itemid=199 SSP Application Information]
* [http://www.isunet.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=58&Itemid=19 Master's Program Application Information]
* [http://isu07.wordpress.com/ International Space University Masters 06/07 Website]