Analog Astronaut Training Center¶

Analog Astronaut Training Center (AATC) is a human spaceflight training and bioastronautics research organization. We offer a variety of programs for astronaut candidates, scientists, engineers, and space enthusiasts. AATC was founded by former European Space Agency professionals. We believe that anyone, regardless of nationality, race, ethnicity, belief, or gender, can be trained to make a meaningful contribution to human space exploration.

AATC in Numbers¶

• 1 full-isolation research laboratory (habitat)
• 107 analog missions (1-15 participants) + 9 more planned for 2026
• 1 large-scale analog colony (31 participants) + 2 more planned for 2026
• 605 international internship certifications
• 58 nationalities
• 219 scuba diving certifications (90 unique students)
• 37 peer-reviewed publications
• 145 conference proceedings
• 4 PhD researches
• 15 MS studies
• 46 BS studies
• 10 rocket workshops
• 1 stratospheric balloon workshop
• 33 stratospheric balloon missions
• 5 junior space camps
• 13 international expeditions
• 1 online conference
• 5 offline conferences (in-person)
• 5 human centrifuge trainings + 1 more planned for 2026
• 4 underwater EVA trainings in the IIAS Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory
• 2 IVA training space suits (LEM, Lunar Extravehicular Mobility suit)
• 2 underwater pressurized NBL visor-down suits (Wydra, English: Otter)
• 2 underwater visor-up training suits (Dziobak, English: Platypus)
• 1 experiment on ISS (International Space Station) + 1 more in preparation

Programs¶

Upcoming Events and Trainings¶

Activities for 2027 will be announced on December 1st, 2016.

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