**5. Habitat**

Technology development in AATC is a natural process triggered by needs to create the optimal space for performing analog simulations at the highest quality. Actually


*Educational and Scientific Analog Space Missions DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.101392*


*Authors listed only organised or co-organised missions by themselves without considering 13 missions in 2021. Four more missions were organised in Lunares habitat.*

#### **Table 1.**

*Analog missions organised in Poland.*

we develop microgravity simulations for humans in pressurised spacesuits. Every year we develop new instruments, mock-ups and attractions for analog astronauts. All this is possible because of having independent and expandable habitat. By name "habitat" we mean fully equipped (including dedicated software), human spaceflight research facility for long-term isolated crewed projects. AATC Habitat (TRL level 5) is a bioastronautics research laboratory proving ground for future Moon and Mars missions (**Table 1**). The habitat is adjusted to mission requirements, which are isolation from sunlight, remotely controlled sunlight simulator lighting system, confined space, healthy mineral water access, healthy atmosphere, safe environment, social isolation (limit of people inside the base is 6), multiple communication channels including protected LoRaWAN network, two laboratories: clean lab and geolab to run critical experiments, smart sensors and monitoring systems implemented with the mission control, vertigo training equipment, gyroscopes, tele medical devices. The total living surface is 52.7 m2 . In 2020, we started to expand the infrastructure due to increasing demands for high quality training, education and scientific research. The new infrastructure will be 300 m2 with more than 1 ha of specially formed EVA terrain. Perspectives for analog missions are promising. Actually we collaborate with more than 20 universities and educational centres in the world. Our next big step will be to implement educational analog missions in European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS), so students can gain not only experience and publications but also valuable credits. Among collaborative partners we can distinguish: the International Lunar Exploration Working Group (ILEWG), EuroMoonMars, IPSA Toulouse, European Space Agency (ESA), Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), SCK-CEN in Belgium, Military University of Technology in Poland, Polish Military Institute of Aviation Medicine, Space Research Center in Poland, Jagiellonian University, Space Technologies Center at AGH, University of Padva, Politecnico di Milano, University of Warwick, University of Glasgow, London Imperial College, KU Leuven and Italian research centers (IBFM, INFN-LNS and STEBICEF). We search

for collaborations to develop unique space habitat equipment, which can be mobile and be used by universities, academic centres, companies and schools, even in the pandemic state. We also search for collaborations with artists [22, 23].
