Stanford Student Space Initiative

The Stanford Student Space Initiative (Stanford SSI) is Stanford's largest project-based student group, with more than 300 members split into six project teams: Rockets, Satellites, Balloons, Mars, Biology, and Policy. We are a completely student-run organization founded in 2013 with the mission of giving future leaders of the space industry the hands-on experience and broader insight they need to realize the next era of space development. Since 2013, we've broken five high altitude ballooning world records, built several CubeSats, sent a delegation to lobby the UN, won two international awards at rocketry challenges, taught an accredited Stanford class (AA 47SI, Why Go to Space), hosted over 150 speakers at talks and conferences, and inspired hundreds of people to follow their dreams onwards and upwards. In the next year, we will build and launch an advanced 2U CubeSat, work on a rover to autonomously cross Antarctica, and develop a new hybrid engine for a vertically landing rocket. All the while, we will continue to expand our mission of education and inspiration across Stanford and the world, pushing the boundaries of what is possible and doing our part to further the development of the new space age.