Vision 2040: Evolving the Successful International Space University Decades into the Future
- Paper number
IAC-15,E1,7,11,x27655
- Author
Mr. Gary Martin, NASA Ames Research Center, United States
- Coauthor
Mr. Izan Peris Martí, International Space University (ISU), Spain
- Coauthor
Mr. Reinhard Tlustos, Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC), Austria
- Coauthor
Mr. Arnau Pons Lorente, School of Astronautics, Beihang University, China
- Coauthor
Mr. Jacopo Panerati, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada
- Coauthor
Ms. Wendy Mensink, The Netherlands
- Coauthor
Mr. Elburz Sorkhabi, Canada
- Coauthor
Mr. Oriol Gásquez García, ISU, Spain
- Coauthor
Dr. Michaela Musilova, Slovak Republic
- Coauthor
Mr. Thomas Pearson, Canada
- Coauthor
Ms. Marta Rocha Rodrigues de Oliveira, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
- Coauthor
Ms. Danielle Potchter, IAI MBT Space, Israel
- Coauthor
Mr. Hugo Filipe De Jesus Simoes, ESA, Italy
- Coauthor
Mrs. Maria Lucas-Rhimbassen, Canada
- Coauthor
Dr. Praveen Nair, India
- Coauthor
Ms. Lan Li, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), China
- Coauthor
Mr. Xigang Yao, China
- Coauthor
Mr. Roy Naor, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
- Coauthor
Mr. Semion Semionov, Tel Aviv University, Israel
- Coauthor
Ms. Saho Yajima, Japan
- Coauthor
Mrs. Cao Xiuyun, China
- Coauthor
Mr. Antonio Rodenas Bosque, Beihang University (BUAA), Spain
- Coauthor
Mr. Daniel Mater, United States
- Coauthor
Ms. Niti Madhugiri, United States
- Coauthor
Mr. Martinus Sleegers, The Netherlands
- Coauthor
Dr. Niamh Shaw, Ireland
- Coauthor
Mr. Petter Evju Skanke, ISU, Norway
- Coauthor
Ms. Vera Gutman, SPACECIALIST, Israel
- Coauthor
Mr. Aleksandar Jacimovic, The Netherlands
- Coauthor
Mr. Didunoluwa Abiodun Obilanade, UK Space Agency, Cranfield University, ESA, United Kingdom
- Coauthor
Dr. Andreia Fatima Sorice Genaro, Brazil
- Coauthor
Mr. Ryan David Clement, Canada
- Coauthor
Mr. Michael John Fryer, Canada
- Coauthor
Mrs. Orla Punch, Ireland
- Year
2015
- Abstract
The future is bright with possibilities that the new frontier will become as fertile as the Internet for innovation and creativity and could propel human civilization permanently out into the solar system. The landscape of space exploration and development is rapidly changing. Disruptive technologies, emerging commercial industries and grassroots initiatives are enabling the development of new capabilities and markets in space. Entrepreneurs are finding support for business plans that would have been laughed at just a few years ago. Government support for routine delivery of cargo and crew to LEO is on the rise, allowing agencies and governments to focus on deeper space exploration. This fast-growing ‘new space’ sector may even eclipse government-sponsored programs in the coming decades. This paper is the result of a team project conducted by participants from all over the world who attended the International Space University’s (ISU) Space Studies Program (SSP) 2015 held at the Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Over its last 28 years, ISU has been a successful catalyst for space partnerships and entrepreneurism. The study examined these trends in major areas driving space exploration and development in order to construct multiple ‘Visions’ of what the year 2040 could look like. The future form of education and associated technologies were assessed and evaluated against the goals of the University. Based on their serious look into the future the team recommends strategic actions that ISU and other universities should implement to better prepare their students for the future world landscape. This paper describes the multiple visions, describes assumptions about future educational practices and reviews the recommendations made by the team.
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