Analog Missions & Simulations: 17 companies and organisations

US Air Force flight-test complex at Arnold AFB — wind tunnels, rocket engine test cells and space environment chambers for aerospace and space systems.

Hawaii space research programme of UH Hilo — develops in-situ resource utilisation technologies using volcanic terrain as a planetary analog.

University of Maryland space robotics lab — runs the only university neutral buoyancy tank for EVA, servicing and space robotics research.

Texas A&M University space research institute — building a $200M facility next to NASA Johnson Space Center for lunar, robotics and spaceflight research.

US non-profit advocating human exploration and settlement of Mars — runs analog research stations, an annual convention and student competitions.

Federally incorporated Canadian non-profit developing a Prairie-based suborbital platform (balloons, sounding rockets) to flight-validate space and dual-use tech.

Canadian chapter of The Mars Society — promotes human exploration and settlement of Mars through analog research, education and outreach.

Czech underwater analogue habitat project — runs crewed isolation missions in the DeepLab H03 station to study human factors for spaceflight.

Czech space analogue startup — runs isolated, confined, extreme-environment missions such as CHILL-ICE to test habitats, suits and crews.

Polish analog-mission company — runs lunar and Martian habitat simulations and astronaut-style training courses in Rzepiennik, southern Poland.

Polish analog research habitat — hosts simulated lunar and Martian missions in a former military airport hangar in Piła.

Austrian non-profit space network — runs Mars analog field missions such as AMADEE and develops the Aouda spacesuit simulator.

German microgravity research centre — University of Bremen institute operating the 146 m Bremen Drop Tower and researching fluid physics and space technology.

Icelandic museum of human exploration in Húsavík — documents Apollo astronaut geology training in Iceland and runs astronaut training tours.

Creates artificial meteor showers from orbit using engineered atmospheric reentry particles — conducts space science research on upper atmosphere physics and satellite reentry b…

Portuguese technology research institute — develops space robotics and drones for ESA analog missions such as SOLIS100 and microgravity-tested robots.

Welsh near-space company — operates stratospheric balloon platforms for high-altitude pseudo-satellite missions and near-space testing of space hardware.