Research Departments
We foster collaborative research across space science and technology and across industry domains. Our research is focused into Research Departments. Each department operates as a hub for targeted research projects, where international students, researchers, and professionals collaborate to pioneer the future of the space industry.
Space Power (RD-SPow)
Focuses on the generation, storage, and transmission of energy in deep space environments. Projects explore topics such as solar-power satellites to wireless power transmission to sustainable habitat energy infrastructure.
Space Policy and Law (RD-SPL)
Analyzes geopolitical issues such as international treaties, property rights, and resource extraction policies. Research aims to produce frameworks guiding the ethical and peaceful use of space for commerce, habitation, exploration, and beyond.
Space Medicine and Biology (RD-SMB)
Investigates topics such as the physiological impacts of microgravity and radiation on the human body and the in-space cultivation of organic matter and medicines.
In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (RD-ISAM)
Investigates topics involving in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM). Projects explore issues such as the hardware and logistics required for building complex structures outside atmospheric limitations.
Space for Earth (RD-SFE)
Focuses on the applications of space for the benefit of Earth. Projects explore topics such as Earth imaging, space-to-Earth power transfer, and orbital data centers.
Space Commerce (RD-SCom)
Investigates topics involving the commercial use of outer space. Projects explore issues such as sustained space economies, in-space services, and resource harvesting.