A Student Led Analogue Space Mission
Asclepios is an international non-profit with the goal of enabling analogue space missions, offered exclusively by students for students.
Support Our Project!
Why do we ask for support? Asclepios is entirely funded by donations and is committed to offering educational and scientific opportunities for free. Our astronaut program selects and trains students for no fee, making it accessible to every student that gets selected. Additionally, the experiments are integrated and performed free of charge for our scientific collaborators. The project is entirely supported by sponsorships, donations and crowdfunding. Thank to you all for making this project a reality!
Image credit: Elisa Hipp/Urner Wochenblatt
About the Project
Created in August 2019 as an EPFL Space@yourService project, Asclepios aims at organising a student-led space mission simulating a mission to another celestial body. It is the largest initiative worldwide of a space analog mission made by students, for students in collaboration with academic institutions, research labs, and industrial partners. Asclepios is now an independent association recognised by EPFL.
Accordingly, the project is open to any students around the world who are passionate about space and feel ready to commit to this adventure! After the success of our previous four missions, we are ready to launch our fifth mission, coming in July 2025!
Mentors
Pr Claude Nicollier
Claude Nicollier is a former ESA astronaut and a current EPFL professor. He is a member of the Swiss Space Centre and has been a mentor of the Asclepios astronaut team since the beginning of the project.
Source: NASA – ESA
Asclepios V
After four successful missions, Asclepios is launching our fifth mission. Nine analog astronauts from around the world have been selected to become the Iris crew and will spend up to sixteen days in isolation in the Sasso San Gottardo fortress. The mission will begin in July 2025, but preparation is already underway!
Our Teams
Listen to
AsclepiosCast
Embark on an adventure with our weekly podcast to explore the world of analog space missions and learn more about Asclepios!
In our podcast, discover the mission through the eyes of our analog astronauts, team members, collaborators, scientists and industry professionals. New episodes released each Wednesday!