Second Interstellar Studies Summer Course

Limitless Space Institute is a non-profit organization whose mission is to inspire and educate the next generation to travel beyond our solar system and to research and develop enabling technologies. To that end, the single most important performance metric to enable bold human exploration of the outer solar system and the stars is the ability to GO INCREDIBLY FAST to any destination. This requires signiﬁcant advances in performance characteristics of spacecraft power and propulsion systems. To support this bold objective, the Limitless Space Institute (LSI) executes and sponsors cutting edge R&D spanning emerging engineering concepts to  the frontiers of physics.  Through this process, the Institute engages with academia and students to pioneer and conduct this leading edge work. In addition to the R&D activities, LSI  is sponsoring the development of academic classes with a central focus on the engineering and physics related to enabling bold human exploration of the outer solar system and on to the stars.

Limitless Space Institute

An overview of requirements and spacecraft system functionalities needed for interstellar flight highlighting  propulsion and power

If you would like to know more, you should register your interest at info@i4is.org. Educational promotions available too - just ask!The Limitless Space Institute commissioned the Initiative for Interstellar Studies to create a course to educate and inspire the next generation to explore and travel beyond our solar system. Following on from the inaugural class in 2021 this second class also incorporates material previously delivered to the International Space University and i4is’ own ‘Starship Engineer’ courses. The second summer course will be administered via a Zoom Webinar format from Monday July 25, 2022 through Friday July 29, 2022.The course provides a fundamental appreciation and basic knowledge of principal subjects, from setting the background and context through to advanced propulsion, systems, concepts, and designs. The course is predominantly (but not exclusively) a STEM-based course and specifically targets the level of freshman/first year STEM university students. Attendees will benefit from a suitable background but will have a particular interest in the most ambitious opportunities for human exploration of space. If you would like to know more, you should register your interest with i4is at info@i4is.org. We are still putting the full course together depending on instructor availability, the schedule below is the draft based on the 2021 course and is subject to change.

About LSI Limitless Space Institute is a non-profit organization whose mission is to inspire and educate the next generation to travel beyond our solar system and to research and develop enabling technologies. LSI advances the pursuit of relevant deep space exploration R&D through the following three approaches:•	Internal R&D: pursuing in-house basic research at the Eagleworks Laboratories near Johnson Space Center. •	External R&D: directly funding selected R&D projects through I2 Grants.•	Collaborative R&D: advancing research in collaboration with university partners. LSI was founded by Dr. Kam Ghaffarian, previously founder of the award-winning contractor Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies and recognized by Ernst &amp; Young as Entrepreneur of the Year. LSI’s president is Brian “BK” Kelly, who served with NASA for 37 years, most recently as Director of Flight Operations, responsible for selecting astronauts and planning and implementing human spaceflight missions. Dr. Harold “Sonny” White leads LSI’s Advanced R&D, bringing decades of research experience in the advanced power and propulsion domain, most recently serving as the NASA Johnson Space Center Engineering Directorate’s Advanced Propulsion Theme Lead.

About i4isI4is is a not-for-profit company founded in 2012, incorporated in the UK, but a world wide organization. The course has been produced by i4is. The i4is education team envisage an optimistic future for humans on Earth and in space. I4is education will be a beacon of quality education in society over the next century and more, enabling and directed toward a sustainable space-based future, the exploration of beyond our solar system and onwards to the stars.

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