Rockets blast. Satellites connect. Space tourism rises. Nearly every week, a breakthrough pushes the boundaries of whatβs possible beyond Earth. By 2035, the global space economy β spanning launchers, defense systems, satellites and more β is projected to soar to $1.8 trillion, according to the World Economic Forum. ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ is preparing skilled business professionals to guide it.
βI want students to come to ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ knowing they can participate in an industry thatβs about to take off, no matter what field theyβre interested in. This is the place to launch the next stage of your career.β β Greg Autry, Β ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½’s associate provost for space commercialization
A national leader in online education, and the top supplier of talent to the nationβs aerospace and defense industries, ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ launched a in Spring 2026. It aims to meet the expanding needs of the booming industry on Floridaβs Space Coast and around the world. Graduates will emerge ready to shape a fast-growing, high-impact global industry, applying their skills across aerospace, commercial space, government, startups and emerging tech.
βWe have world-class researchers, direct connections to the space industry and the very best location,β says Greg Autry, creator of the pioneering program and associate provost for space commercialization and strategy at ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½. Β βI want students to come to ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ knowing they can participate in an industry thatβs about to take off, no matter what field theyβre interested in. This is the place to launch the next stage of your career.β
The space MBA merges the universityβs excellence in both space and online education to develop forward-thinking leaders ready to shape the future of the space sector. This part-time, fully online graduate business program spans 24 months and blends core MBA courses with four specialized electives in space entrepreneurship, governmental and commercial space finance, space leadership and the global space domain. With its flexible, asynchronous format, students can learn from anywhere on Earth β or even in orbit.
At the forefront of this future-ready pathway is Zaheer Ali, a new instructor in the College of Business, and program director of ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½βs space commercialization and strategy initiative. He spent more than a decade at NASA and previously led space efforts across the defense and national security enterprise.
“The space industry isnβt the future. Itβs happening now. Our new space MBA will put talent at the center of that movement.ββ Paul Jarley, ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ College of Business dean
Ali is ready to guide the next generation of space business leaders at SpaceU β and heβs hoping to recruit students from every major to find their place in space.βIβm here helping build what I think is the greatest program in the world for space
business,β Ali says. βOur students are β¦ given direct access to leaders in every aspect of space, creating a space network for them that will be unmatched by graduates of any other program.β
Through more than 25 years of providing highly ranked online degrees, ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ is a trusted source for innovative academic programs and pathways, and is recognized among the nationβs leaders in online education. Courses across more than 130 fully online degree programs are led by world-class faculty with extensive industry and academic experience, equipped to prepare students to succeed in their
careers and advance their fields. βThe space industry isnβt the future. Itβs happening now. Our new space MBA will put talent at the center of that movement,β says Paul Jarley, dean of the College of Business, which houses the program. As the business school at Floridaβs Technological University, our goal is not just to fuel the talent pipeline, but to help shape the market β even if itβs in space.
