Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture

The Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture (SICSA) is a unique interdisciplinary research, design, and teaching academic center that supports the world’s only Master of Science (MS) degree in Space Architecture. In 2003, The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approved changing the degree to a master of science with a STEM — science, technology, engineering, and math — designation. We are academic leaders in space architecture and are also active in planning and designing facilities for extreme environments on Earth. These include ocean facilities, polar research stations, and human disaster accommodations. Graduates will also conduct trade studies and learn about operational factors that contribute to the design, such as logistics, orbital mechanics, transportation cost trades, etc. Our collaborators have included NASA, Bigelow Aerospace, The Boeing Company, Oceaneering, and the Houston Airport System/Houston Spaceport.