The International Space University (ISU) awarded Anousheh Ansari an Honorary Doctor of Space Achievement degree last week as she orbited the Earth over two hundred miles above the Pacific Ocean. ISU develops the future leaders of the world space community by providing interdisciplinary educational programs to students and space professionals in an international, intercultural environment.
ISU also serves as a neutral international forum for the exchange of knowledge and ideas on challenging issues related to space and space applications.
Since its founding in 1987, ISU has graduated more than 2500 students from 92 countries. ISU grants two Masters degrees: a Masters in Space Studies, and a Masters in Space Management. It also conducts short programs lasting from one day to two weeks, and annual interdisciplinary 9-week Space Studies Programs (SSP) at universities around the world that are selected to serve as SSP hosts. For 2007, this program (
