Nonprofit

Aurelia Institute


  • About Us

    Aurelia Institute is a nonprofit space architecture R&D lab, education and outreach center, and policy hub dedicated to building humanity’s future in space. At the cusp of humanity’s next metamorphosis into a spacefaring species, Aurelia Institute offers near-term innovation in habitat design and open access community-building and workforce development through our annual program of zero-g flights and orbital technology demonstrations. Together with Aurelia Foundry, the Aurelia ecosystem supports development and investment in next-gen space tech that will improve access and contribute to a life worth living in space. Our aim is to develop the infrastructure, technologies, markets, and policies that will help us scale humanity’s horizons from early space stations in LEO to the fullness of a principled interplanetary civilization, while profoundly benefitting life on Earth. Read more about Aurelia Institute (aureliainstitute.org), spun out from the MIT Space Exploration Initiative, and follow us on Twitter (@Aurelia_Labs), LinkedIn, and Instagram (@Aurelia_Institute).

    Aurelia Institute is a nonprofit space architecture R&D lab, education and outreach center, and policy hub dedicated to building humanity’s future in space. At the cusp of humanity’s next metamorphosis into a spacefaring species, Aurelia Institute offers near-term innovation in habitat design and open access community-building and workforce development through our annual program of zero-g flights and orbital technology demonstrations. Together with Aurelia Foundry, the Aurelia ecosystem supports development and investment in next-gen space tech that will improve access and contribute to a life worth living in space. Our aim is to develop the infrastructure, technologies, markets, and policies that will help us scale humanity’s horizons from early space stations in LEO to the fullness of a principled interplanetary civilization, while profoundly benefitting life on Earth. Read more about Aurelia Institute (aureliainstitute.org), spun…

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    • Entrepreneurship
    • Policy
    • Science & Technology

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