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Tracks To Space
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- 10 International Experts
- 11 Chapters
- 65 Lessons
- Lifetime access
Your Gateway to Space
The Tracks to Space course is an intensive and interdisciplinary learning path in all space subjects.
The International Space University offers a unique curriculum designed specifically for students and professionals starting or changing direction in their space careers.
Since 1988, ISU exposes participants in its courses and programs to new perspectives on global space activities.
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ISU Official Certificate
At the end of the course, you will receive your certificate of completion. Add it to your CV and share it on social media!
With the certificate you will also have access to various benefits to accelerate your career in the space industry.
About the instructors
Professor Su-Yin Tan is Dean and VP of Academics and Research at ISU, specializing in Earth Observation and Sustainable Development. She’s also an Associate Professor and Director at the University of Waterloo, Canada, with expertise in remote sensing, satellite navigation, GIS, and spatial data analysis. With a diverse background from Papua New Guinea and Canada, she has held significant academic positions, contributing extensively to earth sciences and space studies.
Virginia Wotring, PhD, is an esteemed researcher in space physiology and pharmacology, recognized globally. Her work covers medication stability, pharmacokinetics, and personalized medicine using omics techniques. Starting her space research at NASA-contracted positions in Houston, Texas, she later became founding Deputy Director and Chief Scientist at the NASA-funded Translational Research Institute for Space Health. Preferring research over management, she now is a Professor of Human Performance in Space at the International Space University, Strasbourg, France.
Professor Tejumola, born in Lagos, Nigeria, trained in Electrical/Electronics Engineering at Ahmadu Bello University. He earned his Masters and PhD in space systems engineering from Kyutech, Japan, focusing on small satellites for capacity development, integrated space application, plasma science, and policy for developing countries. He was a key engineer in two satellite projects, including a constellation of CubeSats launched in 2017. His work also emphasizes diversity and inclusion in engineering education.
Bertrand Goldman is an astrophysicist studying the coolest objects in the Solar vicinity. The very low-mass stars and yet cooler objects named brown dwarfs host a complex chemistry in their atmospheres, not unlike those of exoplanets. Their faintness requires Dr. Goldman to use the deepest ground- or space-based sky surveys, and data science to analyze large data sets. He worked at the French Atomic Energy Commission, the European Southern Observatory in Chile, New Mexico State University and NASA Ames in the USA, and the Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy in Germany before moving to ISU.
Danijela Ignjatović, geodetic engineer and Ph.D researcher in the field of space applied technologies needed for lunar settlement missions. She worked at Republic Geodetic Authority of Serbia (from 2000-2003) maintaining the cadastre land management. From 2005-2012 she was employed as an engineer surveyor at VINCI and Colas, France. Familiar with International Space University (ISU) since 2012 where currently is working as a lecturer and research associate. Her expertise covers two fields: development of terrestrial and lunar navigation systems and utilization of lunar in-situ soil resources with additive manufacturing technologies.
Nicolas Peter, ISU president and Professor of Practice in Space Policy and International Affairs, leads the Space Policy and Entrepreneurship lab. With 20+ years of international space policy experience across 4 continents and 8 countries, he has published over 120 works and co-edited three books on space affairs. He serves on the Editorial Board of the New Space Journal and reviews for Space Policy and Acta Astronautica journals.
Hugh is an Astrophysicist and Professor of Space Science at ISU’s Strasbourg Central Campus. Always interested in astronomy, he spent eight years working at Armagh Planetarium in N. Ireland before completing graduate studies in Dublin, Cambridge and Paris. Following four years working for the Space Program at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Hugh joined ISU in 2002 where he teaches diverse subjects and undertakes research in Astrobiology, Astrochemistry and all things Space-related.
Professor Peeters joined ISU after a career in ESA, mainly dealing with project management and human spaceflight astronaut activities. After his nomination as Dean of ISU he was elected as President of ISU and is presently President emeritus. He introduced several entrepreneurship oriented activities and workshops and created a space incubator in ISU. His present publications focus mainly on the NewSpace economy.
Jana Fey is an interdisciplinary researcher with a background in international relations. In 2023, she joined the International Space University in Strasbourg as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Space Policy. Her research interests concern the intersection of politics and science and the transfer of knowledge about outer space. Jana previously taught at the University of Manchester and the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom, and she holds the Higher Education Teaching Fellowship of Advance HE, also from the UK.
this course is Highly recommended for:
- University Students
- Professionals
- Entrepreneurs and Business Executives
- Academic Researchers
- Space Enthusiasts
Course Syllabus
The course curriculum follows the International Space University Master Degree. Master Degree.
With a multidisciplinary approach, the course transfers know-how and knowledge on all space disciplines.
Introduction
What is ISU?
Evolution of the space sector
The 3I’s
Course overview (learning outcomes)
Where does Space start?
What is the Solar System?
How old is the Solar System?
How did it form?
Meteorites and the early Solar System
Key points to remember
Test
Space systems engineering
How to get to space – orbital mechanics
Space mission eesign
Space environment interaction engineering and design for reliability
Key points to remember
Test
Stellar and planet formation
The high end of the power spectrum
The content of the Universe and what we know we don´t know
Why do we go to space to look at outer space?
Key points to remember
Test
What is remote sensing?
A historical overview
Physical basics and fundamentals
Types of sensors
The concept of resolution
Key points to remember
Test
GNSS general elements
GNSS system description
Performance characteristics – augmentation systems
Implementation of GNSS services
Evolution of the GNSS
Key points to remember
Test
Rationales for doing space
Government and space
What is space policy?
Public actor
Key points to remember
Test
Is there business in Space?
Evolution of the Space Economy
What is NewSpace
Why are space projects expensive?
How to become a space entrepreneur?
Key points to remember
Quiz
Why study the human dimension?
Historical perspectives on space exploration
Space ethics
Diversity and inclusion
Popular culture and collective imaginations
Key points to remember
Quiz
Why crewed missions?
Space is hard on us
Mission medical care
Preventing performance decrements during missions
New risks from new mission designs
Optimizing crew performance in space
Key points to remember
Test
Course wrap-up
Want to learn more about space?
An overview of ISU programs
The impact of ISU
See you next time!
The space sector
The Space Economy
How to measure the Space Economy
Public engagement in space
Private engagement in space
Key points to remember
Test
The changing private context
What is a space company?
What is New Space?
Is New Space changing?
Key points to remember
Test
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