The International Institute of Astronautical Sciences (IIAS) was established in 2012 and has provided certifications to students from over 54 different countries in the fields of bioastronautics, aeronomy, space flight operations, space suit evaluation, and flight test engineering.
Since 1983, Out to Innovate (formerly NOGLSTP) has served to empower LGBTQ individuals in STEM fields by providing education, advocacy, professional development, networking, and peer support.
Out Astronaut Project Education and Public Outreach Partners
500 Queer Scientists is a visibility campaign for LGBTQ+ people and their allies working in STEM and STEM-supporting jobs — a group that collectively represents a powerful force of scientific progress and discovery. Our goals are: to ensure the next STEM generation has LGBTQ+ role models; help the current generation recognize they’re not alone; create opportunities for community connections and greater visibility within STEM.
oSTEM empowers LGBTQ people in STEM to succeed personally, academically, and professionally by cultivating environments and communities that nurture innovation, leadership, and advocacy.
Pride in STEM is a charitable trust for LGBT+ in Science, Engineering, Tech, and Math
The PoSSUM 13 serves to inspire and enable young women to be involved in science and space. Comprised of 13 members elected each year, the name pays tribute to the Mercury 13.
A nationwide study of sexual and gender diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers.
PoSSUM, an acronym for Polar Suborbital Science in the Upper Mesosphere, is a 501(c)3 suborbital research and education program that evolved from a NASA-supported flight opportunity, now using citizen-science astronautics to study our global climate through the ongoing observation of its most sensitive environment: the upper-atmosphere.