An Introduction toThe International Space University

An international, interdisciplinary, intercultural, graduate-level education for tomorrow’s space leaders

Presented by: Canadian Alumni of ISU

Welcome to the most inspiring meeting you’ll attend all year

What is ISU? What is CFISU? What do you learn? Who do you meet? What do you see? Why should you go? Where will it bring you?

ISU’s Philosophy

World space activities have become increasingly international in nature.

New skills need to be developed and enhanced in order to manage the engineering, economic, political and organisational aspects of space programmes.

Space professionals of the future need a very broad base of knowledge in order for space programmes to succeed and grow.

ISU History and Founding Founded by Todd Hawley, Bob Richards, Peter Diamandis

in 1987. First Summer Session in 1988 (MIT). SSP is in a different

city each year 6 in Europe (89, 91, 94, 95, 96, 01) 5 in USA (88, 93, 97, 98, 02) 1 in Canada (90) + proposal for Vancouver in 2005 2 in Asia (91, 99) SSP 2000 in Chile - first time in South America SSP 2004 in Adelaide - first time in Australia

MSS centred in Strasbourg since 1995

ISU Programmes

Master of Space Studies, MSS - 1 year Summer Session Programme, SSP - 9 weeks Joint Ph.D Programe - 3 years Professional Development Programmes - 2 to

10 days Symposia and Workshops Publications

What do you learn at ISU?

Core Course Lectures Themes & Specialisation Lectures Student/Faculty Workshops Individual Assignments Team Design Project Distinguished Lecture Series Numerous social & cultural events Professional Placement (MSS only)

SSP Departments

S.S.P.

Space & Society

System Architecture & Mission Design

Engineering

Life Sciences

Business & Management

Policy & Law

Satellite Applications

Resources, Robotics& Manufacturing

Physical Sciences

Space System Architecture& Mission Design

Introduction to Space Mission Design; the Requirements Process: Analysis and Specification; Mission Trade-Offs and Decision-Making; the Design Process; Mars Mission Design

Space Project Business & Management

Economic rationale for space activities; management of space projects; costing of space projects; business structures and planning; financial issues and techniques; negotiations; new economic and industrial development in space activities

Space Engineering

Orbital mechanics, perturbations, and manoeuvres; atmospheric re-entry; human engineering for extra-vehicular activity; life support systems; spacecraft design: propulsion systems and launch vehicles; spacecraft structures; payload design; power systems; guidance, navigation, and control; thermal systems; attitude determination and control systems; communications systems and link budgets; ground segment and pass planning; satellite telecommunications constellations; the Global Positioning System;

Space Physical Sciences

Electromagnetism and the electromagnetic spectrum; atmospheric physics; thermodynamics and heat transfer; ionospheric plasma; cosmology; the Earth’s magnetic field and solar/terrestrial interactions; Wien’s Law; Planck’s Law; Stephan-Boltzman Law; ozone depletion and the greenhouse effect; orbital debris modeling, collisions, and mitigation; principles of active and passive remote sensing; radiometry and multi-spectral data;

Space Law & Policy

Political rationale for space activities; national and international telecommunications regulations; world space agencies and programmes; the International Telecommunications Union; U.N. treaties on space; international space law; launch insurance and liability; economic benefits and justification of space activities; technology transfer from space; contract negotiation; legal aspects of space debris.

Space Life Sciences

Social, cultural, physiological, and psychological impacts of space travel; impact of long-duration microgravity habitation upon the human body (bone and muscle physiology, blood volume, exposure to radiation); human spacecraft design (life-support systems, interior ergonomic and psychological design);

Space Resources, Robotics, and Manufacturing

Space Resources and the Breakout into Space; Space-Based Power Generation for Earth; Long-Term Implications of Space Resources; Microgravity and Fluid Dynamics; Design and Control of Space Robots; Application and Command Strategies for Space-Based Robots

Satellite Applications

Introduction to Satellite Applications and Remote Sensing; Space Remote Sensing - Payloads & Platforms Processing; Introduction to Satellite Communications I - Telecommunications Markets and Space Segment; Satellite Communications II - Ground Stations and Other Concepts; Additional Satellite Applications; Geographic Information Systems (GIS) & Global Modeling; Digital Image Processing

Space and Society

The Origins of the Space Age; The Space Flight Revolution; Societal Structures for Long-Term Space Missions and Planetary Colonisation; The Cosmicization of Humankind; Searching for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Hands-on Academics

Distinguished Lecturers

Professional Site Visits

Sharing Culture

Example Lab: Mission Design

Mission Requirements: Mission Life: 10 years Data: standard colour TV (10 Mbps @ 2GHz) Payload Characteristics:

Mass: 120 kg Power: 400 W

Disposal: The spacecraft must be placed in a disposal orbit 150km above GSO at the end of the mission

Design a geo-stationary satellite to provide TV broadcast to Africa:

Nationalities of SSP Graduates

MSS & SSP Students’ Origin

SSP 1988 -2002

>1500MSS 1996 - 2001

>200

North America30%

Near/Middle East1%

Europe48%

South America3%

Africa3%

Asia-Pacific15%

Africa13%

North America18%

Middle East1%

Europe48%

South America0%

Asia/Pacific20%

ISU Students’ Prior Disciplines

MSS '99

Humanities2%Business &

Managt.12%

Policy & Law20%

Life Sciences10%

Physical Sciences

7%

Engineering29%

Space Applications

20%

SSP '99

Humanities5%

Business & Managt.

2%Policy & Law

7%

Life Sciences3%

Physical Sciences

19%

Engineering54%

Space Applications

10%

ISU SSP 2003: Strasbourg, France

Applying to the ISU SSP 2003

The Canadian Foundation for ISU (CFISU) provides between 8 & 12 full scholarships each year to the SSP. Includes airfare, housing, and meals A value of > $25,000

Applicants must apply on-line at the ISU web-site, and send supporting information to CFISU.

On-Line Applications:www.isunet.edu/admissions

Supporting Information: www.aucc.ca/en/programs/space.html

Due Date: January 31, 2003.

Applying to the ISU SSP 2003

Eligibility: Canadian citizen Graduate student, graduate degree holder, or

accepted to a graduate programme for 2003. Any academic discipline Conversant in English and preferably also in a

second language

Your complete application must include:

completed on-line: application form essay

sent to CFISU: transcripts (directly from your University) two (sealed) letters of evaluation evaluation of language proficiency $25 application fee

Due Date: January 31, 2003.

Questions??