Master of Space Technology & Systems
Twelve to Eighteen Months. 42 credits. ASU alumni status by design.
Concentration in Leadership, Innovation, and Operations. Designed to be granted by SFIS, Rob Walton College of Global Futures at Arizona State University. Stackable pathway from MicroMasters to full ASU degree.
Two delivery tracks — Executive Hybrid (Track B) for working professionals, Weekday Evenings (Track A) for local students -- identical curriculum, faculty, and assessments.
The $67,500tuition covers instruction and immersion programming and site access. Travel and lodging for the three immersions are the student's responsibility — see the immersion cost guide for typical ranges by location.
Not ready for 42 credits? Start smaller.
Start with One Module
3 credits · $4,500 · 7.5 weeks
≈ 15–20 hrs / week
Test the program and upskill in a single discipline. Designed to carry forward toward the certificate or degree if you continue, subject to institutional approval.
Learn moreGraduate Certificate
18 credits · $27,000 · 3-4 semesters
≈ 15–20 hrs / week per module
Complete all six SpaceForge modules, in the proposed structure, for an ASU Graduate Certificate in Space Systems & Strategy, designed to confer ASU alumni status.
Learn moreMicroMasters
27 credits · 4-5 semesters
≈ 15–20 hrs / week per module
Add the Integration Practicum and Capstone. Designed to carry all 27 credits forward into the full MSTS degree, subject to institutional approval, or hold as a standalone ASU credential.
42
Credits
12-18
Months
3
Immersions
2
Tracks
Degree Architecture
42 Credits Break Into Three Acts
Think of it as three acts. Act One: Foundation (18 credits). Six modules, six disciplines. Act Two: Depth (12 credits). Four space-specific courses that sharpen what you learned. Act Three: Application (12 credits). Three immersions plus a capstone where you contribute to the industry.
6 SpaceForge Modules
184 Space Degree Courses
12Integrative Seminar (1 cr × 3 semesters)
3FL Immersion (Space Coast)
3TX Immersion (Houston + Starbase)
3DC Immersion + Demo Day
3Total Credits
42Stackable Pathway
Every Credit Designed to Stack Toward the Degree
You do not have to commit to 42 credits on day one. Start with a single module, earn ASU credentials along the way, then, in the proposed structure, carry those credits forward into the full ASU MSTS degree, subject to institutional approval. One university, one pathway.
Individual Module
ASU Graduate Credit
Take any single SpaceForge module (7.5 weeks) for 3 graduate credits.
Graduate Certificate
Arizona State University — SFIS, Rob Walton College of Global Futures
Complete all 6 cross-disciplinary SpaceForge modules. Designed to include ASU alumni status.
MicroMasters
Arizona State University — SFIS, Rob Walton College of Global Futures
Graduate Certificate + Integration Practicum (4.5 cr) + Capstone Venture Sprint (4.5 cr). A standalone ASU credential, or designed to carry all 27 credits forward into the full MSTS, subject to institutional approval.
Full MSTS Master's Degree
Arizona State University — SFIS
MicroMasters (27 cr designed to carry forward, subject to institutional approval) + 3 immersions (FL, TX, DC) + integrative seminar + space elective + capstone defense. Designed to confer ASU alumni status.
4+1 Accelerated Pathway
Exceptional ASU undergraduates (3.5+ GPA) in STEM, business, or policy can begin earning MicroMasters credits during their senior year.
Designed to carry those credits into the MSTS (subject to institutional approval) and complete the remaining requirements within one year of graduation — in the proposed structure, earning a bachelor's and an ASU master's in approximately five years (~36 total credits).
Space Degree Courses
Four Courses Deepen Space Domain Expertise
Purpose-built graduate courses that deepen space domain expertise beyond the cross-disciplinary foundation of SpaceForge.
12 credits total across four courses, delivered via both Track B (executive hybrid — Saturday & Sunday, 8 AM to 5 PM) and Track A (weekday evenings).
Two Pathways
12 Months if You're All In. 18 if You're Working Full-Time.
Same 42 credits, same faculty, same credential, same cohort. Track B meets one weekend per month for professionals who cannot pause their careers. Track A meets weekday evenings on campus for students who can move fast.
You do not choose between quality and flexibility. Both tracks deliver identical curriculum, faculty, and assessments — the only difference is pace.
12-Month Track
Full immersion for professionals who can commit to a higher credit load each semester. Ideal for career changers and employer-sponsored fellows.
Fall Session A
Module 1 + Seminar + Space Policy, Law & Regulatory Strategy
6.5 credits
Fall Session B
Module 2 + Seminar + Global Space Security & Strategic Systems
6.5 credits
FL Immersion
Florida Space Coast — Kennedy, Cape Canaveral, SpaceX, ULA
3 credits
Spring Session A
Module 3 + Seminar + Space Venture Design & Commercialization
6.5 credits
Spring Session B
Module 4 + Seminar + Systems Integration & Mission Ops
6.5 credits
TX Immersion
Houston + Starbase — NASA JSC, Axiom, Intuitive Machines, SpaceX
3 credits
Summer A
Module 5 + Seminar + Capstone development
3.5 credits
Summer B
Module 6 + Seminar + Capstone completion
3.5 credits
DC Immersion
Washington, D.C. — NASA HQ, Space Force HQ, Capitol Hill + Demo Day
3 credits
Integrative Seminar — 3 credits total (1 cr/semester, runs across all semesters). Included in credit totals above.
Recommended For
Career changers, employer-sponsored professionals, and military transition candidates ready for full immersion.
18-Month Track
Balanced pacing for working professionals who need to maintain full-time employment while completing the degree.
Fall 1 (Sessions A+B)
Modules 1-2 + Seminar + Space Policy + Space Security
13 credits
FL Immersion
Florida Space Coast — Kennedy, Cape Canaveral, SpaceX, ULA
3 credits
Spring (Sessions A+B)
Modules 3-4 + Seminar + Venture Design + Systems Integration
13 credits
TX Immersion
Houston + Starbase — NASA JSC, Axiom, Intuitive Machines, SpaceX
3 credits
Summer (Sessions A+B)
Modules 5-6 + Seminar + Capstone development
7 credits
Fall 2 (Session A)
Capstone completion + DC Immersion + Demo Day
3 credits
Integrative Seminar — 3 credits total (1 cr/semester, runs across all semesters). Included in credit totals above.
Recommended For
Working professionals maintaining full-time roles, executives balancing leadership responsibilities with continued education.
Integrative Seminar
The Thread That Ties 42 Credits Into One Coherent Experience
Modeled on MIT's System Design and Management year-long core course. A continuous seminar that runs alongside your modules, synthesizing cross-disciplinary insights into your capstone thesis.
Integrative Seminar
1 credit × 3 semesters = 3 total credits
Semester 1
Systems Thinking
Map connections across SpaceForge domains. Begin framing your integrative thesis question.
Semester 2
Synthesis & Analysis
Develop methodology and gather evidence. Connect space courses to your SpaceForge learning.
Semester 3
Capstone Defense
Present your integrative thesis to a faculty panel and industry reviewers in the Capstone Showcase. Classmates and advisors evaluate each project on technical merit, commercial viability, and policy alignment.
Every MSTS Student Gets the Full SpaceForge Workspace
Every MSTS student gets the full SpaceForge workspace: a growing library of mission simulations, AI coaches that read your work and the criteria you'll be graded against, live industry intelligence wired into the lessons, and a curriculum that goes through a multi-stage editorial review before it reaches you.
See the full platform tour for what you get inside.
Writing Coach
Reads the assignment criteria and your prior drafts; tells you which expectations the draft meets and which still need work, with a suggested rewrite.
Research Coach
Knows your capstone scope; surfaces the handful of papers worth reading; cites the exact passage that supports your argument.
Mission Simulations
Decision-driven simulations from a week-one mission-concept exercise through a multi-day habitat capstone. Decisions compound; curveballs hit on every run; the debrief shows you the line from cause to consequence.
Live Mission Exercises
Real launches, agency notices, and policy moves become live case studies as they happen. Industry intelligence pre-tags articles to your active modules.
Knowledge Graph
A visual map of how concepts repeat across all six modules so an insight from one quarter resurfaces when you need it the next.
Peer Workshops
Earn the Community Contributor credential for teaching what you brought in; engineers teach orbital mechanics, lawyers teach FCC procedure.
SpaceForge Intel
Federal procurement (SAM.gov) filtered to the work your competencies already qualify you for, plus salary bands and placement data.
Verified Competency Portfolio
Simulation scores, AI-collaboration independence index, public verifier at /verify/<code> for any employer to confirm in 10 seconds.
The 42-credit version, for the seat you came here for.
42 credits. Twelve ASU schools across the six-class sequence. Three immersions at launch sites, mission control, and Capitol Hill. A stackable ASU pathway from Graduate Certificate to MicroMasters to the full MSTS degree -- in the proposed structure, designed to confer ASU alumni status and tell employers you can lead where engineering, business, science, and policy collide.
Each cohort is capped at 30 students. Applications review on a rolling basis — apply via /admissions.