Satellites already carry the world's navigation, communication, and climate data. The next decade adds manufacturing, energy, and finance. Students see how engineering, business, law, and design meet in one industry that is still being built.
Students work in mission teams that cross languages and borders, the way real space programs do. The people beside them come from more than 20 countries.
Students question astronauts, scientists, and engineers who have done the work. The conversation is about how real decisions were made, not about fame.
Every HASSE mission runs on IGNIS, the decision framework HASSE built over two decades of frontier programs. Start from first principles. Separate what you know from what you assume. Decide inside real constraints, then test the result.
Students build their own AIOS, a personal AI operating system of agents that research, plan, and check work. The agents move fast. The student owns the final decision.
Every student leaves with a HASSE program certificate that records the mission role they held and the projects they completed.
HASSE Space School is a residential decision-training program in Houston for high school and university students (ages 15 and up), with a Junior program for ages 11 to 14. Space Center Houston is HASSE's official education partner. HASSE alumni include SpaceX rocket engineers, JAXA engineers, Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneurs, and researchers at Cambridge, Berkeley, and the University of Tokyo.
HASSE has alumni across six continents
Two decades of mission-based decision training in space and AI
"What I've learned from the HASSE Space School is that although I have already finished my degree, I can still pursue another goal, like space architecture!"
Computer Science, Mapúa University
"HASSE Space School was incredibly exciting and a significant inspiration for me; it has undoubtedly played a huge role in shaping who I am today."
Aerospace Engineering, UC Irvine. Starship Rocket Engineer, SpaceX
"When I dedicated all my energy to the HASSE Space School, the experiences I have gained are valuable and irreplaceable!"
Electrical Engineering, University of Tokyo. Engineer, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
"My experience here was really fulfilling and entertaining...this in the future allows me to be more motivated about STEM fields."
Electrical Engineering, Adolfo Ibáñez University, Chile
“Visiting those places was amazing! The program truly sparked my enthusiasm!”
Physics, University of Vienna, Austria
"I learned a lot ... I was able to gain experience that will lead me to the future. Attending Space School also helped me to get the scholarship to go to International Space University. "
Tohoku University, Japan & Space Science, ISU, France
"Attending the HASSE Space School when I was in college allowed me to discover NASA and left me feeling deeply inspired."
Ph.D. in Space and Planetary Science, University of Bern, Switzerland. Assistant Professor at National Taipei University of Technology
“I recommend HASSE Space School not only to the students who are interested in space, but also to those who want to broaden their horizons."
Electrical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley. 2017 Forbes 30 under 30 Entrepreneurs
"I highly recommend HASSE Space School; it was a life-changing experience and the best winter program I have ever attended."
Computer Science, Cambridge University
“I had learned so much being a project manager for my team at HASSE space school. It is important to learn how to think calmly about things and lead the team when facing challenges.”
Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University
Former NASA Lab Director. Accomplished Senior Technical Manager with extensive experience managing complex programs and projects involving multi-national contributions from early concept through design phase and ultimately to development and deployment.
Senior Scientist, works at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas where she manages the Exercise, Physiology, & Countermeasures (ExPC) Laboratory and serves as the ISS Exercise Countermeasures Specialist
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Rice University, Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, he is known for his studies on the techniques of stabilizing the finite element methods.
Director of Research and Development for Blue Origin's Orbital Reef commercial space station. In this role, she is leading development of the premier destination in low Earth orbit for R&D.
A research professor and the director of the Master of Science in Space Architecture program at the University of Houston. She also directs the Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture (SICSA).
Former Space Center University Program Coordinator with 30 years of experience in space education. Currently serving as a HASSE Manager and Advisor, dedicated to inspiring the next generation of space explorers.
Dr. Georg von Tiesenhausen, Chief Engineer, Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle
January 31, 2025 – The wait is over! The World Space Vision and AI Challenge (SVAC) has officially launched, igniting a revolutionary movement in space exploration and artificial intelligence! ...
BAY AREA HOUSTON, TEXAS – Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership (BAHEP) proudly announces its newest member the Houston Association for Space and Science Education (HASSE) ...
HOUSTON, TX – The Lunar New Year Festival at Alief Independent School District was a vibrant celebration of culture, tradition, and the power of innovation. This special event brought the community together and also marked a major announcement [...]
September 12, 2024 – Houston, Texas – The Houston Association for Space and Science Education (HASSE) proudly celebrates 20 years of excellence in space education, marking a historic milestone in its mission to inspire the next generation of space explorers, scientists, and innovators [...]
HASSE Students Embark on Exclusive SpaceX Tour at Boca Chica, Exploring the Future of Space Traveling a ground-breaking educational experience, students from the Houston Association for Space and Science Education (HASSE) visited SpaceX’s [...]
HASSE space school faculties visited the SpaceX South Texas launch site, referred to by SpaceX as Star base, and known as the Boca Chica launch site. This [...]
"Always follow your dream, and don't let anyone take it from you!" ~Quote from Alyssa Carson, the youngest future astronaut to Mars! On January [...]
In cooperation with the Russian Space Agency, HASSE students ventured into a summer journey of history, art, religion, and most important of all, Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City on July 18th-27th , 2019. Cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov greeted HASSE students with a warm [...]
On January 17, 2019, HASSE Space School college program students were invited by NASA Flight Director, Rick Henfling and Ground Control, William foster to a tour of the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson’s Space Center. It was an exclusive opportunity to [...]
On September 26, 2018, HASSE students from 10 Asian universities, invited by NASA Flight Director, had an exclusive opportunity to visit the current International Space Station mission control and meet with JAXA Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. International Space [...]
On May 29th of 2018, HASSE Executive Director James Liu and Former Astronaut Dr. Leroy Chiao, visited Dr. George Abbey, former director of the NASA Johnson Space Center and senior fellow in space policy at Baker Institute. There, they exchanged greetings and discussed the [...]
