Aurelia Institute

In Scientific American, Ariel Ekblaw discusses our space habitat model, which will feature food scientist Larissa Zhou, PhD's H0TP0T project. "To demonstrate this vision of more comfortable space life, the Aurelia Institute is building a mock space habitat called the TESSERAE pavilion, set to open in early August in Boston and later to exhibit in Seattle....A H0TP0T (suspended upside down to indicate astronauts can use the device in any orientation) will hang in the experimental habitat’s kitchen." Read the full article in Scientific American: https://lnkd.in/eB3KpMCJ

In Scientific American, Ariel Ekblaw discusses our space habitat model, which will feature food scientist Larissa Zhou, PhD's H0TP0T project. "To demonstrate this vision of more comfortable space life, the Aurelia Institute is building a mock space habitat called the TESSERAE pavilion, set to open in early August in Boston and later to exhibit in Seattle....A H0TP0T (suspended upside down to indicate astronauts can use the device in any orientation) will hang in the experimental habitat’s kitchen." Read the full article in Scientific American: https://lnkd.in/eB3KpMCJ

It was a pleasure flying with you, Interlune!

In Success Magazine, Alex Frost talks to CEO Ariel Ekblaw about building a thriving workforce, culture, and habitats in space—as well as investing in the projects that will help humanity back on Earth. “Earth is the best home humanity will ever have. It’s the only place where our biology co-evolved with the planet, so we are always going to be better suited here,” she says. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/eGFeDG5y

CEO Ariel Ekblaw was thrilled to be an advisor and guest lecturer for the new MIT course Space Architecture, alongside instructors Cody Paige from the MIT Media Lab, Profs. Jeffrey Hoffman and Ed Crawley of MIT AeroAstro, and Profs. Skylar Tibbits and Nicholas de Monchaux of MIT Department of Architecture. Learn more about the course via MIT News: https://lnkd.in/g_5-pW9U

This spring, Aurelia's Horizon Zero Gravity Flight program brought 48 fliers and 24 projects to microgravity across two parabolic flights. Both flight cohorts completed Aurelia Academy's Microgravity Project Design course. The Horizon program combines hands-on training and education with a focus on making the practical realities of aerospace engineering and the rigors of human spaceflight accessible to fliers from nontraditional backgrounds. Across the two flights, 43 people were first-time fliers in microgravity. They joined us as representatives from nonprofit organizations, fellowships, research labs, and startups, all with vastly different goals—but all aligned in the mission to be a part of the new Space Age. Learn more about the fliers, organizations, and their projects: https://lnkd.in/ePXZPi73 #spaceexploration #spaceflight #zerogravity #education

Museum of Flight exhibition celebrates 150 years of space station dreams and realities: Aurelia Institute's TESSERAE tiles are featured in the The Museum of Flight's new Home Beyond Earth exhibit, alongside NASA artifacts, a 3D-printed ISS model, and interactive displays. "It’s incredibly meaningful for us, because our mission at Aurelia is to democratize access to space, and show more people around the world that there is a life in space worth living for them,” says Ariel Ekblaw. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gM_Uw8PB #spaceflight #spaceexploration #exhibit #architecture

Aurelia Institute is pleased to once again support the Humans in Space Challenge in collaboration with Boryung. Applications are open from May 1 – June 27 for the 2024 Humans In Space Challenge, the 3rd annual global space healthcare challenge that calls for startups and researchers to tackle critical healthcare problems in Space and on Earth. Selected winners will be awarded with equity investment, orbital launch funding, participation in the Accelerator Program, and valuable networking opportunities. For further details and to apply, please visit https://lnkd.in/exGC6qQj. #HumansInSpace #Challenge #SpaceHealthcare #OrbitalLaunch #Partners #LEO #Space #Earth #Exploration

Meet the Aurelia team: Stephanie Sjoblom is Aurelia Institute’s VP of Strategy and Business Development. In her role, Stephanie designs and executes on Aurelia's operational strategy for key industry partnerships and program management. Stephanie earned her MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, with a focus in Technical Leadership. When not making deals, wine, or Swedish meatballs, Stephanie helps out at her family's Swedish winery and can often be found tending to her many houseplants, planning her next adventure, or engrossed in a science-fiction book with her cat, Maja. https://lnkd.in/eRdTUN85

In May, six AeroAstro researchers took their projects to new heights as part of the MIT Media Lab's Space Exploration Initiative’s zero gravity flight cohort, flying research experiments designed for microgravity. Also joining the flight were Dava Newman and Lonnie Petersen, among others. Cadence Payne also joined a flight as part of Aurelia Institute’s Horizon Zero Gravity Flight program, in her capacity as a Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship Program Fellow – in full Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) regalia! Learn more about the fliers and their projects: https://ow.ly/wKLf50S7qxs