Sirangelo: 'The Future Of Our Industry Is In Great Hands'

Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Space Systems has issued a statement recognizing and congratulating the substantial work and achievement of the graduating students of International Space University’s 27th Space Studies Program (SSP14). The SSP14 was hosted in Montreal Canada by the École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) and HEC Montréal from June to August 2014. SNC was honored to be part of the evaluation process of the final team projects.

The International Space University (ISU) is a private non-profit institution. It specializes in providing graduate-level training to the future leaders of the emerging global space community at its Central Campus in Strasbourg, France, and at locations around the world. In its two-month Space Studies Program, ISU offers its students a unique Core Curriculum covering all disciplines related to space programs and enterprises, space science, space engineering, systems engineering, space policy and law, business and management, and space and society. Since its founding in 1987, ISU has graduated more than 3,700 students from over 100 countries offering studies in all aspects of space programs and enterprises.

“Judging by the quality of the projects and the students that attended SSP14, the future of our industry is in great hands,” said Mark N. Sirangelo, corporate vice president of SNC’s Space Systems of his time in Montreal. “At SNC we understand the value of supporting innovative universities such as ISU and being part of the global space community. So many of our exploration programs and technical developments are multi-generational in nature and international in scope making it critical that through extraordinary programs such as SSP, and through the highest quality institutions like ISU, we develop the next generation of scientists, engineers and explorers.”

SNC believes in the value of international relationships and has established cooperative agreements with the European Space Agency (ESA), the German Aerospace Center (DLR), and most recently, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA.) These agencies collectively represent 21 spacefaring countries with a heritage of success that includes hundreds of missions and adds significantly to SNC and specifically to its Dream Chaser® program, both in terms of opportunity and sustainability. SNC and these agencies will cooperate to explore potential low-Earth orbit missions and in doing so emulate the very successful model of global cooperation set by the International Space Station (ISS). The ISS brings together international flight crews, launch vehicles and launch operations, training, engineering, research and a vibrant international scientific research community. Through the diverse programs offered and wide demographic reached, we believe that ISU can and will play a critical part in sustaining the international collaboration necessary for future success in space.

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