World Space Academy trains and certifies mission specialists, propulsion engineers, and space policy officers to a single international standard — recognized by partner agencies and research consortia across 41 countries.
Recognized by partner institutions and consortia worldwide
World Space Academy was founded on a simple premise: a mission specialist trained in Nairobi should be as immediately deployable as one trained in Toulouse. We do not compete with national space programs — we supply the common credential they train against.
Every curriculum is reviewed annually by the Academic Board of the World Space Council and cross-referenced against active mission-operations requirements from partner agencies, so the transcript stays current with the field, not with the textbook.
Read the full charter →A single accreditation framework, applied identically regardless of home institution or nationality.
Every credential is issued as a World Space Card — verifiable by any partner institution without re-examination.
Curricula are reviewed against live mission requirements annually, not on a fixed academic cycle.
Enrollment is merit-based and need-blind, with regional scholarship pools funded through Council member dues.
Every panel here is a real artifact of a graduate's file — a program in progress, a mission log, a verified credential. The Academy is built for the individual in the suit, not the institution behind them.
Each program maps to a real operational role. Cards marked Featured are the programs the Admissions Office has published to this page — credits are transferable across every regional campus in the network.
Schools, colleges, and universities can apply to establish a Council-recognized Space & Astronomy Lab on campus — equipment guidance, curriculum alignment, and instructor certification included.
A reviewed equipment and layout plan scoped to your institution's size and budget.
Map your existing science curriculum to Academy programs for dual credit eligibility.
Fast-track certification pathway for staff who will run the lab day to day.
Ongoing support from your nearest regional training center once the lab is live.
Request Lab Establishment
The Admissions Office typically responds within 10 business days.
A working calendar of near-term missions across every major launch provider. Select any mission for full details.
128 partner institutions and agencies across 41 countries accept the World Space Card without additional examination.
Procedural 3D references used across the applied-engineering programs. Drag any model for a full 360° view, or pick an angle below.
Vehicle Systems Lab · PRG-02
Drag to rotate · Scroll to zoomEvery PRG-02 graduate carries a launch vehicle through the full lifecycle — structural design, propulsion sizing, and a defended review board — before the credential is issued.
Planetary Robotics Lab · PRG-07
Drag to rotate · Scroll to zoomPRG-07 candidates build and defend a six-wheel rocker-bogie rover chassis — the same suspension archetype used by real surface-exploration missions — through a full terrain-trial review.
Comms & Antenna Lab · PRG-08
Drag to rotate · Scroll to zoomPRG-08 candidates design the antenna geometry and solar-array deployment sequence for a geostationary communications bus, then defend link-budget calculations before a review board.
Avionics Lab · PRG-02
Drag to rotate · Scroll to zoomThe electronics control unit is where avionics candidates learn ruggedized connector layout, thermal housing design, and radiation-tolerant component placement.
Every graduate receives a World Space Card — a verifiable credential record accepted at partner mission-operations centers and portable across every program in the network, without re-examination.
A sample of the people who hold a World Space Card.
"The flight-control simulations weren't a classroom exercise — they were run to the same standard my agency now holds me to on console."
"My World Space Card was accepted at a partner institution in another country without a single re-examination. That portability is the entire point."
"Crew Readiness training was physically the hardest thing I've done. It's also the reason I stayed calm during an actual EVA anomaly."
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis by the Admissions Council. Regional scholarships are available in all 41 partner nations.