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.
About¶
We believe that anyone, regardless of nationality, race, ethnicity, belief, or gender, can be trained to make a meaningful contribution to human space exploration.
Programs¶
AATC offers training programs in astronaut selection, human spaceflight, bioastronautics research, software engineering, scuba diving, aviation, and expeditions. We support scientific research and education in space science and technology. We help and co-supervise BSc, MSc, and PhD theses related to space science and technology.
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Space
Participate in our Analog Missions or large scale Analog Colonies simulating living and working on the Moon and Mars.
Join Human Centrifuge and Parabolic Flight aerospace trainings to learn operational skills.
Or have some hands-on experiance with Amateur Rockets and Stratospheric Balloons during our practical workshops.
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Technology
Start programming in Python, at Basics, Intermediate or Advanced level. Get proficient in software engineering practices like Design Patterns, TDD, DevOps, Refactoring or Profiling.
Learn Generative AI and LLM, build your own Neural Network from scratch, analyze and visualize data with Pandas or NumPy. Master text processing with Regular Expressions.
Develop web applications with Django, Databases and Microservices.
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Diving and Expeditions
Start scuba diving with us. Get certified in recreational and technical diving, participate in diving medicine courses or become a scuba diving instructor.
Join our expeditions to Dahab, Hawaii, Svalbard, Himalayas, Great Barrier Reef or European Space Museums.
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Science and Education
Learn more about our research papers, books, conferences and slides.
Check our education programs for schools, universities, and kids. We can support your BSc, MSc, and PhD thesis experiments and writing.
Stay Updated¶
You can join our announcements group to receive the latest updates and last-minute openings for analog missions, scuba diving trips, and other training sessions.
Click here to get notified about our training opportunities.