MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research

About the MKI Founded in 1965, formerly the Center for Space Research (CSR), the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (MKI) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an interdepartmental center that supports research in space science and engineering, astronomy and astrophysics. MKI plays a leading role in the design, construction and utilization of instruments placed aboard space vehicles launched by NASA or other agencies. The Institute's projects draw upon the interests and expertise of scientists and engineers from several MIT departments, thus affording a wide array of opportunities for both students and faculty. Experimental programs are supplemented by closely related programs of ground-based research, by theoretical investigations, and by laboratory development of instrumentation for space-based and ground-based experiments. MKI is located at 70 Vassar St. in the building named after the MIT Ph.D. graduate and NASA astronaut Ronald McNair.

The Director Professor Jacqueline Hewitt, Professor of Physics at MIT, is the Director of the MKI.

Affiliated
Departments
and
Laboratories Department of Physics
Department of Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Department of Chemical Engineering
Lincoln Laboratory

Affiliated
Observatories Chandra X-ray Center (MKI)
Magellan Observatory (MKI)
LIGO(MKI)
Haystack Observatory (MIT)
Millstone Observatory (MIT)
Wallace Observatory (MIT)

How to reach us The MKI's headquarters and Director's office are located in Building 37 of the MIT Campus at 70 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA 02139. We are a short walk from the Kendall Square subway stop, located on the eastern edge of the MIT campus.
For walking directions from the MBTA Kendall T stop to MKI please check here.
To reach the MKI with other means of transportation check here.
Mit Campus Map showing MKI Centers, nearby hotels and Kendall T stop.

MKI Headquarters MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
77 Massachusetts Avenue, 37-287
Cambridge, MA 02139
Telephone: (617) 253-7501
Fax: (617) 253-0861

Director's Office MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
77 Massachusetts Avenue, 37-241
Cambridge, MA 02139
Telephone: (617) 253-7501
Fax: (617) 253-3111

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*About the MKI*	Founded in 1965, formerly the Center for Space Research (CSR), the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (MKI) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an interdepartmental center that supports research in space science and engineering, astronomy and astrophysics. MKI plays a leading role in the design, construction and utilization of instruments placed aboard space vehicles launched by NASA or other agencies. The Institute's projects draw upon the interests and expertise of scientists and engineers from several MIT departments, thus affording a wide array of opportunities for both students and faculty. Experimental programs are supplemented by closely related programs of ground-based research, by theoretical investigations, and by laboratory development of instrumentation for space-based and ground-based experiments. MKI is located at 70 Vassar St. in the building named after the MIT Ph.D. graduate and NASA astronaut Ronald McNair.
*The Director*	Professor Jacqueline Hewitt, Professor of Physics at MIT, is the Director of the MKI.
*Affiliated* *Departments* *and* *Laboratories*	Department of Physics Department of Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Department of Chemical Engineering Lincoln Laboratory
*Affiliated* *Observatories*	Chandra X-ray Center (MKI) Magellan Observatory (MKI) LIGO(MKI) Haystack Observatory (MIT) Millstone Observatory (MIT) Wallace Observatory (MIT)
*How to reach us*	The MKI's headquarters and Director's office are located in Building 37 of the MIT Campus at 70 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA 02139. We are a short walk from the Kendall Square subway stop, located on the eastern edge of the MIT campus. For walking directions from the MBTA Kendall T stop to MKI please check here. To reach the MKI with other means of transportation check here. Mit Campus Map showing MKI Centers, nearby hotels and Kendall T stop.
*MKI Headquarters*	MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 37-287 Cambridge, MA 02139 Telephone: (617) 253-7501 Fax: (617) 253-0861
*Director's Office*	MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 37-241 Cambridge, MA 02139 Telephone: (617) 253-7501 Fax: (617) 253-3111