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Are you interested in launching stuff into orbit? Competing in NASA-sponsored tech competitions? Han We are an umbrella entity for semi-autonomous teams.

Current and planned missions include:

Micro-gravity NASA competition: A tech design team taking part in a NASA sponsored competition to design an asteroid anchor to be used in microgravity! Check out https://microgravityuniversity.jsc.nasa.gov/theProgram/micro-g-next/index.cfm and our team's page at http://columbiaspace.org/mission-microg/

Outreach: A team of students who will promote social interest in space news (and Mike Massimino!) through public events and channels like SPLASH, STEM Night at the New York Hall of Science, and Double Discovery Center. High-alititude Balloons: Our HAB team that recently launched its first high altitude balloon and took Roaree to the stratosphere! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5US99GBWdAA

Rockets: A team of rocket scientists building and firing rockets to reach the stars (or at least a few thousand feet in altitude)!

03/11/2026

Pi day Fundraiser is here 🥧 Support us by donating through the link in our bio and specifying in the special instructions BEFORE YOU PAY “For Columbia Space Initiative” 🚀
Thank you so much to everyone who already donated and everyone who participated in our “pie a CSI member” fundraiser on Tuesday 💙 Your contributions allow hundreds of students at Columbia and the broader NYC community to work on cool space technology 🪐

02/24/2026

ELECTIONS ARE HERE ‼️If you are interested in leadership within CSI, make sure to register by Wednesday, 02/25! More details can be found in the form 📋Even if you are not running, make sure to come to g-body on Friday at 4 PM in Pupin 301 to hear candidate speeches and vote 🗳️

06/01/2024

Mission accomplished! 🎓 Celebrating the incredible journey of our Columbia Space Initiative Class of 2024! Congratulations, graduates! ✨🚀

01/19/2023

With a new semester, comes a new opportunity to grow in CSI. Our first meeting of the semester will be THIS Friday at 4 P.M. in Mudd 833. Come and learn about our goals for the semester! There will be donuts!!! 🍩🍩🍩🍩

10/26/2022

Don’t forget to join this Friday for more space tech oriented venture capital!

10/13/2022

We had so much fun last Friday talking to CSI’s very own . Thank you Professor Massimino for visiting us and speaking about your time at 🚀

10/07/2022

Come and meet professor and former NASA astronaut at 4:00 P.M. during our CSI General Body meeting in Mudd 833!

09/30/2022

A special thank you to Justus Killian and Tom Ingersoll from for coming to speak with us about their experiences and knowledge in venture capital!

09/28/2022

Tomorrow, Thursday 29th at 6:00 P.M., we will be hosting a venture capital seminar with investors Justus Kilian and Tom Ingersoll from Space Capital. The event will be taking place in Lerner 569. Come ask questions and learn about venture capital!

09/09/2022

Thank you everyone for passing by to ask questions and learn about CSI! We’re all looking forward to meeting you and answering all your questions. Don’t forget that our first meeting will be September 16th, so add it to your calendars and tell anyone that may be interested! 🦾🚀🦁💙

09/06/2022

We cannot wait to meet you all this Friday (September 9th) at the Columbia Activities Fair! Come ask questions and learn about joining the club! 🚀🚀🚀🦁💙

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116th And Broadway
New York, NY
10027

Website

http://columbiaspace.org/

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