February 4, 2025
Suffolk, VA, (January 4, 2025) – The Old Dominion University (ODU) Virginia Institute for Spaceflight & Autonomy (VISA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. […]
Mission/Vision
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 autonomous systems, space technologies, modeling and simulation and data science to solve real-world problems.
As part of ODU's Office of Enterprise Research & Innovation, VISA's vision is to create an environment of research, technology, commercialization and educational opportunities to grow the spaceflight and autonomous systems industry through industry, academic and governmental agency partnerships.
May 30, 2023
By Joe Garvey David Bowles, executive director of Old Dominion University’s Virginia Institute for Spaceflight & Autonomy (VISA), sees enormous potential in a new initiative that would […]
May 1, 2023
Onancock, VA. (May 1, 2023) – The Virginia Institute for Spaceflight & Autonomy (VISA), Riverside Health System (RHS), DroneUp, and the Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission (A-NPDC) […]
April 24, 2023
Riverside, in partnership with DroneUp, VISA/ODU, the Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission, and the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC), will begin delivering prescription medications to patients on […]
December 7, 2022
NEWS PROVIDED BY Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation December 05, 2022, 21:03 GMT RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES, December 5, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Virginia Department of Emergency […]
November 16, 2022
By Joe Garvey The Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC) in partnerships with Old Dominion University’s Virginia Institute for Spaceflight & Autonomy (VISA) and the Port of Virginia conducted a successful demonstration of […]
November 3, 2022
NEWS PROVIDED BY Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation October 29, 2022, 15:00 GMT PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES, October 29, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — A project conducted on Wednesday […]
August 4, 2022
Several VMASC project scientists were out at Haven Creek Boat Ramp in Norfolk, VA recently to test the WAM–V (Wave Adaptive Modular Vessel) – an autonomous, versatile platform with a useful […]
July 19, 2022
On June 27, 2022, representatives from the Virginia Institute for Spaceflight and Autonomy (VISA), the Virginia innovation Partnership Corporation – Unmanned Systems Center (VIPC), the Hampton Roads […]
July 15, 2022
Our Executive Director Dr. David Bowles was proud to be part of NASA Langley Research Center‘s Hall of Honor committee and attend the induction ceremony of […]
July 5, 2022
Norfolk, VA. (June 27, 2022) – The Virginia Institute for Spaceflight & Autonomy (VISA) is excited to announce the award of two summer internships for the […]