The University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) is a graduate education and research institution located 70 miles south of Nashville and 70 miles north of Huntsville, AL (Rocket City, USA). UTSI is adjacent to the U. S. Air Force Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC). UTSI was established in 1964 as part of The University of Tennessee and has become an internationally recognized institution for graduate study and research in engineering, physics, mathematics, and aviation systems, hypersonics, and propulsion - and has made remarkable contributions at the local, state, national, and global levels.