Institute of Space Commerce

The Institute of Space Commerce is a non-profit research group based in Austin, Texas. It studies the business and policy side of commercial activity in space. The group calls itself non-partisan and works to support the private space sector.

Its research interests include space exploration and technology, domestic and foreign policy, finance and economics, workforce and industrial base issues, and space sustainability. It also looks at how space can help with climate change, medical research and farming.

The institute runs fellowships, scholarships and other research and engagement work. The site announces a 2024 to 2025 cohort of seven fellows. Fellows share essays, white papers, books and other work on space commercialization. The site also lists reports and articles, such as The Space Report and pieces on a return to the Moon.

The institute is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. It is an affiliate of the International Institute of Space Commerce and the International Space University. It is sponsored in cash and in kind by the Ten To The Ninth Plus Foundation, Geeks Without Frontiers and ManSat.

The group also runs Space Cafe. These are educational networking events that host talks on space industry topics in places around the world. The website has a contact form and links to LinkedIn, Facebook and X.