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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.

Calendar

Identifier Start End Descreiption
June 2026
AM-109 Jun 13, 2026 Jun 21, 2026 Analog Mission
DR-65 Jun 21, 2026 Jun 27, 2026 Recreational Diving course
DP-3 Jun 21, 2026 Jun 27, 2026 Professional Diving course
AM-110 Jun 27, 2026 Jul 05, 2026 Analog Mission
July 2026
AM-111 Jul 09, 2026 Jul 16, 2026 Analog Mission
ED-7 Jul 19, 2026 Jul 21, 2026 Human Spaceflight and Space Medicne Workshop (Bengaluru, India)
DP-4 Jul 22, 2026 Aug 02, 2026 Professional Diving course
AC-2 Jul 23, 2026 Jul 31, 2026 Analog Mission
EX-16 TBA (Jul-Aug, 2026) TBA (Jul-Aug, 2026) Himalayas Expedition (Ladakh)
August 2026
AM-112 Aug 02, 2026 Aug 09, 2026 Analog Mission
AM-113 Aug 10, 2026 Aug 18, 2026 Analog Mission
HC-6 Aug 10, 2026 Aug 10, 2026 Human Centrifuge
DR-66 Aug 11, 2026 Aug 14, 2026 Recreational Diving course
AM-114 Aug 22, 2026 Aug 30, 2026 Analog Mission
EX-17, DR-66 Aug 29, 2026 Sep 05, 2026 Dahab Expedition, Recreational Diving course
September 2026
EX-18, DT-5 Sep 05, 2026 Sep 12, 2026 Dahab Expedition, Technical Diving course
AC-3 Sep 05, 2026 Sep 13, 2026 Analog Colony
October 2026
EX-19 Oct 24, 2026 Oct 31, 2026 Dahab Expedition, Recreational Diving course
NB-6 TBA (Nov, 2026) TBA (Nov, 2026) Underwater EVA course in NBL
Identifier Start End Description
AM-107 May 16, 2026 May 24, 2026 Analog Mission
AM-106 May 02, 2026 May 10, 2026 Analog Mission
AM-108 May 30, 2026 Jun 07, 2026 Analog Mission

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

Stats

Analogs:

  • 608 international internship certifications
  • 109 space analog missions (1-15 participants) + 8 more planned for 2026
  • 57 nationalities of participants
  • 5 human centrifuge trainings + 1 more planned for 2026
  • 4 underwater EVA trainings in the IIAS Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory + 1 more planned for 2026
  • 1 full-isolation research laboratory (habitat)
  • 1 large-scale analog colony (31 participants) + 2 more planned for 2026

Engineering:

  • 2 NBL Wydra pressurized training spacesuits (underwater microgravity spacewalk training)
  • 2 EVA Dziobak unpressurized training spacesuits (underwater surface spacewalk training)
  • 2 IVA LEM pressurized training spacesuits (intra-vehicle training space suits)

Software:

  • 26,365 participants of software engineering and project management trainings and workshops
  • 10,699 hours of software engineering and project management trainings and workshops

Science:

  • 145 conference proceedings
  • 37 peer-reviewed scientific publications
  • 46 BS studies
  • 15 MS studies
  • 4 PhD researches
  • 1 experiment on ISS (International Space Station) + 1 more in preparation

Diving:

  • 219 scuba diving certifications
  • 90 unique students
  • 13 international expeditions

Education:

  • 39,405 m (129,282 ft) - maximum altitude reached by stratospheric balloon missions
  • 29,718 m (97,500 ft) - average altitude reached by stratospheric balloon missions
  • 35 stratospheric balloon missions
  • 10 rocket workshops
  • 5 junior space camps
  • 5 offline conferences (in-person)
  • 1 online conference
  • 1 stratospheric balloon workshop

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