$29.99 USD

Analog Space Missions

This course will give you a general review of what analogue space missions are, including the history of analogue space missions: how and where they were first installed, to what purpose and current applications, including comparison with selection processes from ESA, selection, training, daily life.

Lessons of the course:

Introduction to Analogue Space Missions;
History and Purpose of Analogue Space Missions;
Analogue Astronauts;
Habitats: Lava Tubes and Tin Cans;
Experiments: Ready for Launch?;
Spacesuits: The Key to a Successful Mission?;
Life Support Systems;
Mission Control Center;
Finances, Media and Logistics;
Design Your Own Mission;
Resources.

About Instructor

Eleonore is a PhD student in Materials & Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge. She was an analogue astronaut and commander for Asclepios I and has participated in several analogue space missions. She leads CHASM, the community on analogue space missions, reuniting analogue space missions via conferences, workshops and creating a wiki on analogue space missions to improve public knowledge and research quality.

Eleonore Poli