Manned Space Operations, Support and Training
Organisations which operate manned orbital facilities, support their operation and train astronauts and operational personnel
Aerospace Logistics Technology Engineering Company (ALTEC)
engineering and logistics services in support of the International Space Station: engineering support for the Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM) on the ISS and for Cygnus cargo flights to the ISS; operates and Engineering Support Center (ESC) for ESA in support of ISS operations; operational support to ESA’s ISS activities including Product Assurance and Safety, Increment Management and Technology Payload Operations; operates as Ground Logistics Centre for ESA’s ISS activities; ISS crew training for ESA; supports ESA’s operation and management of the Columbus module on the ISS
Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus DS)
operation and utilisation of the European elements of the International Space Station; operates the Bartolomeo external platform attached to the Columbus Module on the International Space Station
ai Solutions Inc
astrodynamic software for mission design, planning, operations and space situational awareness; mission operations including orbit and attitude determination, manoeuvre planning, tracking and data evaluation, acquisition data generation for spacecraft, collision risk assessment and avoidance manoeuvres
Argotec
astronaut training; manned space operations training; manned space operations and mission planning
Argotec
astronaut training; manned space operations training; manned space operations and mission planning
Axiom Space
astronaut selection; astronaut training; manned mission planning; manned space operations
Blue Abyss (Diving) Ltd
developing an astronaut training facility to offer neutral buoyancy, parabolic flight and centrifuge training
Dynetics
cargo mission planning and integration; logistics planning, transportation and export management for flight hardware, experiments and supplies for manned spaceflight; real time mission operations; console support; crew, flight controller, instructor and analyst training; astronaut researcher training; design and manage space flight analogue facilities for training; monitor and characterise astronaut radiation exposure; monitor crew health; support on-orbit research
Epsilon3
integrated software for automating the management of spacecraft operations
European Astronauts Centre (EAC)
selecting and training ESA astronauts; maintaining astronaut health, fitness and proficiency; training non-ESA astronauts to operate European hardware on the ISS; providing medical care and support to astronauts; communication with astronauts onboard the ISS; training European ground control personnel
Space Operations and Astronaut Training, DLR
astronaut training; manned mission planning and operations
Inner Space Training
psychological training for parabolic flights, and suborbital and orbital spaceflight
Tsukuba Space Center (TKSC), Japan
utilisation and operation of the Japanese Experiment Module Kibo on the ISS; selection, training and support of Japanese astronauts
L3Harris Technologies
robotics simulation environment for astronaut and ground personnel training
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), USA
communications with the ISS
Johnson Space Center (JSC), USA
astronaut selection and training; manned space planning and operations; orbital facilities management; crew health
QinetiQ
commercial astronaut training in a dynamic flight simulator, human centrifuge and hypobaric chamber
State Space Corporation of the Russian Federation (Roscosmos), Russia
astronaut training; manned mission planning and operations
Teledyne Brown Engineering
manned mission operations
