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

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

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; communicationg 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

Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
communications with the ISS

Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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



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