University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies

The University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies ( UTIAS ) is a leading research facility for aeronautics and space technology and engineering.

The Institute is located in the Downsview area of ​​Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1949 and is operated by the University of Toronto and their faculties of applied sciences and engineering. The UTIAS receives research funding from multiple governmental and private entities. The largest government agencies are the National Research Council of Canada and the Canadian Department of Defense Department of National Defence. Among the international supporters include the European Space Agency, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, NASA Ames Research Center and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.

In 1970 the Institute was involved in the rescue of the Apollo 13 astronauts who were on their way to the moon, when it came on board in an explosion. Scientists at the UTIAS team calculated the pressure required to detach the Lunar Module from the Command / Service Module without damage can. This was necessary so that the Apollo capsule immersed in the earth's atmosphere and thus the astronauts could return to earth.

A few years ago, the scientists developed the world's first microwave powered aircraft, the first motor-driven ornithopter as well as Canada 's first space telescope MOST.

The greatest expertise is the research institute in aircraft design, flight simulation, Space Robotics, Microsattechnologie, Computational fluid mechanics and nuclear fusion. The private sector partners national and international companies in the aerospace include Bombardier Aerospace MDA Space Missions and General Atomics. At the Institute, the Canadian Advanced Nano Space eXperiment is a program for the development and research of new microsatellite technique performed.