Research & Development
Research is at the heart of the Spaceflight Institute’s mission to shape the future of human spaceflight. As the space industry evolves rapidly with new commercial stations, longer-duration missions, and increasing accessibility to space, we develop innovative technologies and methodologies to address tomorrow's challenges. Our research focuses on optimizing astronaut training, maintaining crew competencies during isolated long-duration missions, and creating adaptive solutions for the diverse needs of both institutional and private space programs. By combining advanced expertise in human spaceflight with cutting-edge technological developments, we contribute to making space missions safer, more efficient, and more accessible.
OUR PROJECTS
Intelligent Assistant-Instructor AMAIA
In collaboration with: CNES and Spaceship FR
Project start date : October 2025 (Ongoing)
Future human spaceflight missions will send astronauts farther and for longer durations to the Moon and Mars. Isolated from ground teams and operating in extreme environments where critical situations cannot always be anticipated, astronauts must maintain essential skills autonomously. To address this challenge, the Spaceflight Institute is working with CNES and Spaceship FR to develop an intelligent instructor assistant integrated into AMAIA, the AI-powered digital companion developed by CNES. This innovative tool will help astronauts maintain and strengthen their competencies autonomously during missions, representing a significant advancement in crew training and operational readiness for deep space exploration.
Astronaut Training Optimization
As commercial space stations emerge to replace the International Space Station (ISS), a critical challenge arises: how to efficiently train astronauts for these new missions while significantly reducing training time. The Spaceflight Institute is developing advanced tools and methodologies to optimize astronaut training pathways through competency-based approaches and adaptive learning systems. By leveraging artificial intelligence and data-driven analysis, we create personalized training curricula tailored to specific mission profiles and individual astronaut backgrounds. This research aims to reduce training duration from years to months while maintaining the highest safety and performance standards, making commercial spaceflight more accessible and economically viable for both institutional and private sector astronauts.
Project start date : 2023 (Ongoing)
