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Ariel Ekblaw selected for Emerson Collective’s Dial Fellowship
The year-long program is focused on storytelling to extend the reach and impact of Fellows’ work.
Autodesk’s “Make it Resilient” program rewards sustainable habitat designs
Aurelia Institute provided starter CAD designs and judging for the competition.
Video: Get to know the TESSERAE Space Habitat Pavilion
Take a video tour of Aurelia’s full-scale future space station module.
Watch Ariel Ekblaw’s talk at ISSRDC 2024
In a lightning talk at the ISS Research & Development Conference, CEO Ariel Ekblaw shared Aurelia’s vision and work on the human lived experience of space.
Introducing the TESSERAE Space Habitat Pavilion
Our full-scale space habitat model will be exhibited at the Seattle Museum of Flight this fall
Annika Rollock presents TESSERAE Orbital Case Study at ICES 2024
“Development of a Flight-Scale TESSERAE Habitat Concept for Biotechnology Research Outpost Applications”
Celebrating Aurelia’s 2023-24 interns
Six students and young professionals brought their own expertise and learned through hands-on participation in Aurelia projects.
Floating with purpose on Aurelia’s Zero Gravity Flights
Aurelia flew 48 people and 24 projects on two parabolic research flights
Aurelia Institute awarded a NASA Space Tech Catalyst Prize
Prize recognizes engagement and collaboration practices with diverse researchers, technologists, and entrepreneurs
Beyond the Cradle 2024 | The Eclipse: Aligning Earth and Space
Aurelia Institute, the Space Exploration Initiative at MIT, and the MIT Media Lab invite you to join via webcast on Thursday, April 4
Experimenting in microgravity: TESSERAE Gen 4
We tested out the latest iterations of our hardware and software on a parabolic flight. Photo credit: Steve Boxall/ZERO-G CORP
Aurelia participating in Autodesk’s Make It Resilient program
Pavilion Tinkercad design serving as a starter model for teens in creating habitats for harsh environments
Aurelia’s Horizon Program: An educational initiative that combines outreach, access to microgravity, and R&D
Evan Hilgemann presented a paper on the first two years of Aurelia Academy’s Horizon education program at the 2024 AIAA SciTech Forum
Designing an orbital-scale TESSERAE habitat
A new case study applies human-centered design principles and rigorous engineering figures of merit to a preliminary design analysis of Aurelia’s self-assembling space architecture
Aurelia in 2023: Space architecture & design
A look back at Aurelia’s growth and major milestones this year, and a sneak peek at what’s on deck in 2024
Ariel Ekblaw joins space innovation panel at LiveWIRED
Moderated by Ramin Skibba, the space innovation panel was part of WIRED’s 30th Anniversary event exploring technology’s impact on our past, present, and future—and dug into solutions and an optimistic vision for the next 30 years.
Aurelia Institute looks to the future of space health at ASCEND 2023
Ariel Ekblaw discusses next-gen space habitats and announces the launch of Aurelia Foundry
Mapping the possibilities of space habitat design
Aurelia’s Space Architecture Trade Study offers a deep dive on the current state of concepts and feasibility, as well as a resource for researchers and designers.
Aurelia co-hosting the Humans in Space Symposium at Ascend 2023
Aurelia Institute is thrilled to co-host the Humans in Space Symposium alongside Boryung and Axiom Space at ASCEND 2023, October 23-25 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Aurelia Academy launches with Microgravity Project Design
Aurelia Academy’s first course brought students through a rigorous, hands-on training process to design, build, and test for microgravity in preparation for our next zero gravity flight.