Columbia Space Initiative | 902 followers on LinkedIn. A group of students and professors dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge in near-space, space, and beyond. | The Columbia Space Initiative is a group of students and professors at Columbia University who are dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge in near-space, space, and beyond. We come from diverse academic fields, and we are involved in competition-based engineering challenges, as well as independent technological pursuits. We take part in space-oriented outreach, and we organize speaker events and educational workshops to showcase many different aspects of the global space community.