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  • - In The News
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  • Contact
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    Thank you to our sponsors

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    Thank you to our sponsors!

    - We are grateful for the support we recieve. To learn about how you can help us, visit our + We are incredibly grateful for the support we receive from within and beyond Columbia. To learn about the many + ways you can fuel CSI’s endeavors, visit our Support Us page.

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    - The Columbia Space Initiative is a space science, engineering, and outreach club founded in 2015. It serves as an umbrella organization for mission teams that are designing satellites and astronaut tools, building rockets, conducting microgravity experiments, and teaching NYC’s next generation that there’s Space for them in STEM. + The Columbia Space Initiative is a space science, engineering, and outreach club founded in 2015. The club is home to 13 different technical and non-technical projects exploring a wide range of disciplines, from designing satellites and astronaut tools to building rockets, launching high-altitude balloons, conducting microgravity experiments, and teaching NYC’s next generation that there’s space for them in STEM.

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    - Recently, we sent a payload to the International Space Station, got NASA funding for a satellite launch by 2027, and launched our first hybrid rocket! In the past, we have tested devices in NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab, presented official mission proposals at Cape Canaveral, and launched high altitude balloons (with Roaree onboard!). + In the past year, we had over 40 students travel to nine national and international conferences, competitions, and events. We secured NASA funding for a satellite launch in 2027, launched our first hybrid rocket in the Mojave Desert, and flew a biological payload on a parabolic plane to study mitochondrial changes pre-and-post- flight. In the past, we have sent a payload to the International Space Station, tested devices in NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab, presented official mission proposals at Cape Canaveral, and launched high altitude balloons (with our mascot Roaree onboard!).

    - We’ve hosted over twenty space-related public events featuring astronauts and other champions of the space industry, often with over 200 students and community members attending. In addition, we conduct outreach programs for public middle school students around New York City, including events at the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum and NY Hall of Science, an annual week-long summer camp experience in Pennsylvania, and auditorium lessons that give students hands-on experience with research and engineering. Last year, we taught over 500 students about space fundamentals and had them design and launch their own model rockets! + We’ve hosted over twenty space-related public events featuring astronauts and other champions of the space industry, often with over 200 students and community members attending. In addition, we work closely with the non-profit Sophie Gerson Healthy Youth to conduct outreach programs for public middle school students around New York City, including events at the Intrepid Museum and Columbia’s campus, an annual week-long astronomy summer camp in Pennsylvania, and auditorium programs that give students hands-on experience with science and engineering. Last year, we taught over 1,000 students about space fundamentals and had them design and launch their own model rockets!

    - Because Columbia does not offer an aerospace degree program, our club offers the only opportunity for students to pursue or discover their interests in space technology and outreach. As a collaborative endeavor, these pursuits have taught us hands-on engineering skills that aren’t built in the classroom, fostered new passions for science research and communication, and grown CSI to be the largest STEM organization at Columbia. Our members and alumni succeed during their internships at organizations like Boeing, SpaceX, and NASA, have continued to higher education at universities including MIT, Stanford, and Georgia Tech, and have earned some of the world’s most prestigious fellowships along the way. + Because Columbia does not offer an aerospace degree program, our club provides one of the only opportunities for students to pursue or discover their interests in space technology and outreach. Our collaborative missions teach our students hands-on engineering skills that aren’t built in the classroom, foster new passions for science research and communication, and have grown CSI to be the largest STEM organization at Columbia. Our members and alumni consistently succeed during their internships at places like Boeing, SpaceX, and NASA, have continued to higher education at universities including MIT, Stanford, and Georgia Tech, and have earned some of the world’s most prestigious fellowships along the way.

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    If you're interested in learning more:


    - Join Us Here
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    The Columbia Space Initiative (CSI) consists of 13 “missions”, which are projects dedicated to exploring various topics related to space science, engineering, outreach, and policy. CSI has no applications and is open to all current Columbia/Barnard students. Students can join one or multiple missions, and we recommend that prospective - members explore several at the start of the year! For more info on these missions, check out each mission's page, or read their blubs all together on the homepage. + members explore several at the start of the year! For more info on these missions, check out each mission's + page, or read their blubs all together on the homepage.

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    How to Join

    1. Welcome to the 2024–2025 CSI year! Everyone should attend our annual Liftoff Meeting on September 13th at 4pm - (Location TBD) to get all the information you need about CSI and individual missions. If you miss Liftoff due - to schedule conflicts or religious observances, don’t worry! A link to the recording will be posted in Slack - over the weekend. -
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    2. - Find us on Slack and sign up with your school email. We use Slack for internal communications, announcements, - memes, file storage, and more. You can download Slack as an app or open it up in your browser (though we - recommend using the app). + in Lerner Cinema to get all the information you need about CSI and individual missions. If you miss Liftoff + due to schedule conflicts or religious observances, don’t worry! A link to the recording will be posted in + Slack over the weekend.
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    4. - If you haven’t already, subscribe to our newsletter by filling out the form at the bottom of our website homepage. Official club-wide announcements are organized and sent out each week by our secretary Chloe Jones, so don’t let her hard work go to waste! This is a nice tl;dr of all our Slack announcements. + If you haven’t already, subscribe to our newsletter by filling out the form at the bottom of this page. + Official club-wide announcements are organized and sent out each week by our secretary Chloe Jones, so don’t + let her hard work go to waste! This is a nice tl;dr of all our Slack announcements.
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      - Thank you for supporting our mission! Everyone who supports us - through the link below will receive a thank-you gift from the CSI - team. If you’re interested in becoming a corporate sponsor or making - a tax-deductible donation by check, please message us at - columbiaspaceinitiative@gmail.com + Thank you for supporting our mission! Everyone who donates through the link above will receive a + thank-you gift from the CSI team. If you’re interested in becoming a corporate sponsor or making a + tax-deductible donation by check, please email us at + columbiaspaceinitiative@gmail.com - And take a look at our sponsorship packet for details about CSI, what we - do, and how you can help. Open PDF in a new tab - here. -

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