Become an Astronaut
What’s the Astronaut role in the mission?
Astronauts are going to handle the realisation of scientific and psychological experiments as well as simulated actual space tasks. They will experience 7 to 10 days of isolation as crew-members with our MCC as their only connection with Earth.
Why join the mission?
This mission is an opportunity for students from various scientific fields to put themselves in the shoes of an astronaut in an outer earth set of constraints (confined space, extravehicular activities, use of space suits …) in order to gain experience in this field.
Until the end of Phase A
Requirements to become an Astronaut:
- Being a student (Any academic level is acceptable) and above the age of eighteen
- Be available to prepare for the mission and work with a team
- Have an excellent proficiency in english
- Good physical/health conditions
- A blank criminal record
- Excellent social skills
We will also ask the selected astronauts to become members of Space@yourService.
How to join?
To apply for the astronaut recruitment process, you must meet the criteria of the mission and send the documents required by phase A. This include a motivation letter and a Curriculum Vitae in english in PDF format. You can do it by using the contact form below or by sending an email to
recrutement.asclepios@gmail.com
with “Asclepios recruitment – YOUR NAME” as the object. Note that the deadline is on the 07th of July at midnight (Swiss time).
Selection Process
The recruitement of the analogue astronauts consists of a 4-phase selection. The first three phases can be done remotly but candidates are required to be in Lausanne for phase D.
