June 1, 2022
Richmond, Virginia, June 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Virginia Institute for Space Flight & Autonomy (VISA) and the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC) have selected […]
Mission/Vision
Located on the Eastern Shore, the Virginia Institute for Spaceflight and Autonomy (VISA) is chartered to grow the entrepreneurial ecosystems for space flight and autonomy. The Institute will be the hub to leverage Virginia’s world-class assets in space launch, autonomous systems, modeling and simulation and data science to solve real-world problems.
Through industry, academic and governmental agency partnerships, our vision is to create an environment of research, technology, commercialization and educational opportunities to grow the spaceflight and autonomous systems industry.
January 14, 2022
January 14, 2022 Morris W. Foster, vice president for research at Old Dominion University, was reappointed to the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority (VCSFA) by Governor […]
December 23, 2021
GO Virginia funding will attract businesses, support infrastructure and workforce development programs RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced more than $3.6 million in Growth and Opportunity for […]
November 4, 2021
November 04, 2021 By Amber Kennedy The Hampton Roads Maritime Collaborative for Growth & Innovation (HRMC) and Old Dominion University (ODU) unveiled two major maritime initiatives […]
October 14, 2021
For centuries, a cartographer’s toolbox was stocked with compasses, protractors, pencils and telescopes. But today’s modern mappers have sophisticated toolboxes equipped with drones that, by air […]
September 9, 2021
ODU’s collaborations on Maritime Autonomous Surface Vessels continued over the summer of 2021 with advances and demonstrations in both the technology and the applications to coastal […]
January 21, 2021
January 21, 2022 By Amber Kennedy In early January, hundreds of drivers were stranded in snowy conditions on Interstate 95 for more than 24 hours. Some […]