History of AISU
1962 · November 24
Founding: Albina Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Soviet astrophysicist Albina Lukiiniushna Eisenshtéina, removed from the USSR space programme, establishes the Альбина Институт Космических Наук «БЕЛКОСМОС» together with a small group of colleagues. The Institute comprises an astrophysics laboratory and an aerospace-engineering laboratory.
1960s–1980s
Expansion and Reorientation
Over decades, the Institute undergoes successive redirections driven by the interests of its members. Research into mystical science — spiritual entities, extrasensory perception, and parallel worlds — gradually becomes the dominant focus. The two founding laboratories are merged. The name is anglicised to Al'bina Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (AISAS).
1991
Dissolution of the Soviet Union — AISAS enters dormancy
The death of Albina Eisenshtéina and the concurrent collapse of the USSR leave AISAS effectively dissolved.
2014 · May 11
Re-establishment in Japan
Saika Tagami (later: Saika Shiodome), working under the name of Albina Eisenshtéina and in continuity with the original Institute, submits the paper "Plasma Hypothesis of Spiritual Entities" in archaic Russian — reviving the Institute's scholarly tradition. AISAS is formally re-established in Japan.
2015 · August 16
Revelation of Erflett
The fictional spacetime world Erflett — described as "a region folded inside the fabric of spacetime" — is first articulated by the Director. AISAS begins systematic research into Erflett's physics, geography, biology, and cultures.
2025 · July 21
Name Change: AISAS → AISU
At the General Staff Meeting, the English name is amended from Al'bina Institute of Space and Astronautical Science to Al'bina Institute for Space and Universal Studies (AISU) to avoid confusion with JAXA's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS). The Russian name becomes Институт Вселенского Учения «Альбина». The nickname Belkosmos is retained.
2026 · February 19
AISU-ETCS v2.0 — public release
The Erflett Temporal-gravitational Calculation System, providing REST API access to Erflett's gravitational and temporal field data, is made publicly available at systems.belkosmos.com/etcs.
2026 · March 3
Unified Theory Preprint (v3.0) — first international online release
The Unified Scalar-Tensor Theory of Erflett Spacetime is released as a preprint in both English and Japanese, representing the first complete field-theoretical treatment of Erflett physics. The belkosmos.org international site launches concurrently.