This multidisciplinary program equips students with essential skills at the intersection of space and business.

Graduates are prepared to drive innovation in commercial space exploration, address challenges in human spaceflight, navigate U.S. national security priorities and respond to international laws and treaties governing space exploration and commercial development.

While many students are already working in a variety of professional environments, the program’s critical curriculum prepares them to excel in new leadership roles. These include developing and responding to proposal requests, leading innovative product development teams and identifying technical specifications for commercial space applications, positioning graduates to meet the dynamic demands of the global space industry.

Our faculty bring unmatched expertise to the classroom as space program veterans with extensive experience in both commercial and government space sectors.

Students pursuing a degree in commercial enterprise in space benefit from collaborating with professors who are active professionals in the industry, offering practical, real-world insights drawn from years of leadership in space technology, business and policy.

Faculty expertise spans multiple disciplines, ensuring students gain a well-rounded education that aligns with the evolving demands of the global space economy.

At Florida Tech, students thrive in a collaborative learning environment where they work alongside professors and peers from a variety of disciplines.

In this hands-on setting, students engage in a team-based design project over the course of a semester, tackling a commercial space research challenge. This project simulates the real-world challenges faced by space and technology professionals, offering students the opportunity to develop their problem-solving, leadership and collaboration skills in a dynamic, industry-driven context.

In the rapidly evolving world of commercial space enterprise, research plays a crucial role in driving innovation.

This program places a strong emphasis on developing your research skills, guiding you through the process of designing, evaluating and presenting studies using both quantitative and qualitative methods.

You'll gain the tools needed to tackle complex questions in the space industry, all while honing the ability to communicate your findings effectively to both academic and industry audiences.

To accommodate the needs of busy space industry professionals, this program is available both online and at our Spaceport Education Center, located just minutes from the Kennedy Space Center. This allows students to choose the learning environment that best fits their schedule and professional commitments.

We welcome applications from students with professional work experience or developing interest in the areas of space technology, commercial business development, innovation and entrepreneurship or national security management.

Successful commercial space professionals come from a variety of academic backgrounds. A bachelor’s degree is required, but it doesn’t need to be in a specific discipline.

College algebra is required. Students who do not have the necessary background will take a prerequisite course to ensure they are fully prepared to succeed in the program.

For full admission information, please see graduate admission requirements.