2025 Analog Astronaut Conference – Session Summaries

Abstract

The Analog Astronaut Conference (AAC), sponsored by the Analog Astronaut Foundation, is the premier annual gathering for researchers, analog astronauts, scientists, artists, students, and space professionals focused on preparing humanity for future exploration beyond Earth. Held at Biosphere 2 in Arizona since 2022, the conference brings together a global community to share research, experiences, and lessons learned from analog missions that simulate living and working on the Moon, Mars, or in deep space. Topics span human factors, space medicine, crew psychology, EVA procedures, robotics, and sustainability, with the goal of advancing knowledge, building standards, and strengthening collaboration across the analog astronaut community. By connecting mission crews, scientists, and industry leaders, the AAC plays a vital role in ensuring that what is tested on Earth today will help humans thrive on other worlds tomorrow.

The following is a summary of the sessions from the 4^th Analog Astronaut Conference held at Biosphere 2 from May 1-3, 2025. There were 120 in attendance.