MASTERCLASS Analogue campaigns and habitats with Prof. Dr. Bernard Foing


Event time

02/18/2026 12:00PM - 01:00PM CET

Event location

Available online

Event information


Analogue Campaigns and Habitats: Training for the Moon and Mars

Led by Professor Bernard Foing—former Chief Scientist at the European Space Agency (ESA) and Executive Director of the ILEWG—this masterclass offers an inside look at the high-stakes world of analogue space missions. As the lead organizer of the EMMPOL (EuroMoonMars Poland) campaigns, Professor Foing shares his decades of expertise in simulating extraterrestrial life to prepare the next generation of astronauts and researchers.

This session dives into the engineering and psychological complexities of analogue habitats. Participants will explore how extreme environments on Earth—from lava tubes in Iceland to isolated research bases in Poland—serve as laboratories for testing lunar and Martian technologies.

Key themes include:

  • Habitat Design & Life Support: The architecture of closed-loop systems, including hydroponics, waste recycling, and 3D-printed infrastructure.

  • EMMPOL Mission Protocols: Insights into mission control, extravehicular activity (EVA) simulations, and the "shoebox" instrumentation used for planetary exploration.

  • The Human Element: Managing the physiological and psychological impacts of isolation, confinement, and high-stress decision-making.

Whether you are a student, researcher, or aspiring astronaut, this masterclass provides the technical and operational blueprint for building sustainable human presence beyond Earth.


ABOUT THE TEACHER

Prof. Bernard Foing, CEO ILEWG LUNEX EuroMoonMars, president Space Renaissance International, chief scientist QOSMOSYS 

Prof. Bernard H. Foing, president Space Renaissance International, executive director of ILEWG, CEO LUNEX EuroSpaceHub and EuroMoonMars Earth Space Innovation, Qomosys Chief Scientist. ERA chair at Riga Latvia, guest Prof at Leiden observatory, ISU, IPSA and formerly EPFL, VU Amsterdam . Member IAF committees (IPC, space exploration, astronomy, space habitats, traffic management, ITACCUS former chair), founder of ArtMoonMars and MoonGallery. Full member International Academy of Astronautics since 2010, vice-chair COSPAR planetary and PEX Panel on Exploration Panel, co-director IMA International Moonbase Alliance, founder Moon Village & MVA, EGU space instrumentation officer. Former ESA Chief Scientist, senior advisor to DG, chair of ESTEC staff association committee (2012-2017) & SMART-1 Lead scientist. Co-Investigator of SOHO, XMM, BIOPAN, SMART-1, Mars Express, COROT, ISS/Expose, BIOMEX, ExoMars. Publications : 980 articles, including 240 refereed papers. Edited 10 Books. Academics : Habilitation 1990. He has been working at CNRS, and as post-doc astronomer ESO European Southern Observatory Chile, PhD astrophysics & space techniques (CNRS, Lockheed, SacPeak, Boulder, Harvard), Prof agrégé Physics, Ecole Normale Supérieure ENSET Paris-Saclay”. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_fTVp0kAAAAJ&hl=en



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