Our Mission

To establish the Rice Space Institute as a world leader in promoting and participating in the robotic and human exploration of space by fostering interdisciplinary research and education in collaboration with academic, business, industry and government partners.

Our Goals

• Generate stronger research and education ties between Rice, NASA JSC and industry
• Develop multidisciplinary research programs in science and engineering
• Facilitate space-related activities across campus
• Foster stronger collaboration with the humanities and social sciences
• Engage the broader Houston community in promoting and engaging in space-related research and education
• Work towards an integrated educational program (undergraduate and graduate) with NASA as a partner