2025 was a huge year for Aurelia! From a mainstage TED Talk to our Space Garden collaboration, from our Orbital Biolab initiative to our TESSERAE R&D work and new spinout @rdvrobotics—explore our year-end recap and see what’s ahead:

Got questions about the Aurelia Prize in Design for Space Urbanism? On Tuesday, December 16 at 5pm ET, Aurelia CEO @ariel_ekblaw will host a webinar to share some details about the Aurelia Prize and answer your questions. Register now: https://t.co/JamuD7zsTN

Ariel Ekblaw’s TED Talk, “How to Build in Space for Life on Earth,” has been named among the 10 Essential TED Talks of 2025! Watch the talk today and learn how Aurelia Institute is leading a paradigm shift in space architecture for the public good. https://t.co/TYkT6C7wYj

Announced the launch of the Aurelia Prize in Design for Space Urbanism today! How will emerging technologies like AI intersect with our space-faring future? Apply:

Announcing the Aurelia Prize in Design for Space Urbanism! Submit a design for a near-future space station, habitat, or industrial facility either in orbit around Earth, on or around the Moon, or at a Lagrange point by January 30, 2026. Learn more: https://t.co/cmWlMMSAai

🚀 New #ShapingScience episode! @Ariel_Ekblaw, PhD, CEO of @Aurelia_Labs, joins Nick Dirks to discuss physics, AI, & ethics in space. From “space LEGOs” for orbit to zero-gravity medicine, she shares her vision for democratizing space travel. Listen now: https://t.co/bq6HNfQ9as

Engineers are designing a new generation of space habitats meant to make life easier for astronauts and appealing to space tourists https://t.co/uwHqUdy6Fw via @WSJ

Aurelia Institute is on a mission to make space accessible to all people. Founded by a team from MIT, the nonprofit serves as a research lab, an education and outreach center, and a policy hub for the space industry.

In a @FinancialTimes op-ed, @ariel_ekblaw makes the case for investing in a new Industrial Revolution in space. As a developing market, space opens unique pathways to new technologies and new revenue sources that are unachievable on Earth. Read more:

Supporting mission-driven space innovation, for Earth and beyond | Aurelia Institute, founded by a team from @MIT, serves as a research lab, an education and outreach center, and a policy hub for the space industry. Via MIT News:

🚀Pioneering a Bridge to Space Healthcare In collaboration with EO, we are pleased to share a feature on the Humans In Space (HIS) Challenge—an initiative led by BORYUNG that connects innovators with NASA and over 40 global partners to advance the future of medicine beyond

Advancing space research readiness with Aurelia’s Horizon 2025 zero gravity flight: Our fourth research flight took participants from fellowships, nonprofits, and startups to conduct wide-ranging experiments across robotics, biotechnology, and more. https://t.co/VNVng1Dn2L

In @Ariel_Ekblaw’s new TED Talk, she lays out a vision for building space infrastructure for the public good. From orbiting bio labs to space-based solar power, Aurelia is on a mission to put space to work for Earth. Watch the talk here! https://t.co/MCA2MtfaP7 @TEDTalks

Off-world agriculture has long seemed experimental, but that could soon change thanks to a collaboration Aurelia Institute and Heatherwick studio | Chris Baraniuk writes about Space Garden in @WIRED :

Space Garden proposes an orbiting, autonomous greenhouse that will support cutting-edge agricultural research and global engagement in the future of our Earth-Space ecosystem. Explore Space Garden from Aurelia Institute and Heatherwick studio:

@crassociati Aurelia Institute is proudly partnering with Daikin Industries and @SkaddenArps on this project, and gratefully acknowledges expertise and technical support from: @millimetremakes @Autodesk Technology Center, Research Residency Program @FormatEngineers Exhibition Care

Aurelia Institute and Heatherwick Studio are proud to announce the launch of Space Garden: an orbiting, autonomous greenhouse, at the Biennale Architettura 2025, curated by Carlo Ratti. Learn more: https://t.co/p9DeIRi6bC #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #IntelliGens @crassociati

Announcing Aurelia’s 2025 Horizon Zero Gravity Program cohort! These fellows, researchers, and start-ups are conducting unique research experiments on a microgravity flight this spring. Get to know the cohort and stay tuned for details after the flight! https://t.co/7vVW33hvEn

Take a peek into the future of human space exploration with Dr. Ariel Ekblaw, CEO of the Aurelia Institute and founder of the MIT Space Exploration Initiative. In this episode of Expanding Space, Dr. Ekblaw reveals cutting-edge space architecture technologies, including the

“How can we build large-scale infrastructure in orbit for the public good?” At @semafor’s #WorldEconomySummit, @ariel_ekblaw & @rogoswami discuss the public-private partnerships needed to achieve what is rapidly becoming possible in the new space economy.