University of Tennessee Space Institute
Research ServicesTennessee, United States51-200 Employees
The University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) is a graduate education and research institution located in Tullahoma, Tennessee, within the Research Services industry, and employing between 51 and 200 people. It was established in 1964 as part of The University of Tennessee and sits adjacent to the U.S. Air Force Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC). UTSI conducts graduate-level study and research across engineering, physics, mathematics, aviation systems, hypersonics, and propulsion, and is internationally recognized for its contributions at local, state, national, and global levels. In 2026, Magna-Power Electronics announced a contract to deliver a 3 MW DC power system for a new large-scale high-enthalpy hypersonic wind tunnel at UTSI in Tullahoma. The institute maintains a website at https://utsi.edu.