AsclepiosCast

Pump up your adrenaline with this crazy chat with Pablo Ibarra, one of ten analogue astronauts in this years mission! Join us for a chat exploring skydiving, scuba diving, spelunking and the crazy world of rocketry design. Follow us on Instagram —  @AsclepiosMission — and LinkedIn to keep up with the next stages in the training of the analogue astronauts! Support our mission:  GoFundMe Intro/outro...

Dive into the crazy life of Pritha Jaipal, one of the Analogue Astronauts for the Asclepios VI mission. Not only has she won multiple international rover competitions but she has also trekked in the wildest jungles of India. Tune in to know how she found out about Asclepios, feel about the training so far and much more! Follow us on Instagram — @asclepios_mission — and LinkedIn to keep up with the...

Meet Ludwig Sapper, who is a part of the Analog Astronaut crew this year as well as a true rocketry enthusiast, ironman participant and much more... Join us for a discussion about Ludwigs busy life and the human behind the astronaut. Follow us on Instagram — @asclepios_mission — and LinkedIn to keep up with the next stages in the training of the analogue astronauts! Support our mission: https://ww...

This week we return to our podcast series of one-on-one interviews of analogue astronauts in the Asclepios VI mission with Marvin Urech, a mechanical engineering student from Switzerland. Join us on this fun chat with Marvin as we explore his experiences in life and in Asclepios! Follow us on Instagram — @asclepios_mission — and LinkedIn to keep up with the next stages in the training of the analo...

This week we speak to Verdàn Deliz, an Asclepios VI analogue astronaut who shares his captivating stories of aviation and flying. From flying gliders to jets, Verdàn's story is a great listen. Follow us on Instagram — ⁠⁠⁠@asclepios_mission⁠⁠⁠ — and LinkedIn to keep up with the next stages in the training of the analogue astronauts! Support our mission: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-s...

Continuing our series of one-to-one interview episodes with each of the analogue astronauts from the Asclepios VI mission, this week we have the pleasure to receive Marla Welsch in the podcast, for an inspiring, insightful, and fun chat. Follow us on Instagram — ⁠⁠@asclepios_mission⁠⁠ — and LinkedIn to keep up with the next stages in the training of the analogue astronauts! Support our mission: ⁠⁠...

Starting this week, we’re embarking on a series of episodes featuring one-to-one conversations with each of the analogue astronauts from the Asclepios VI mission. In today’s episode, Ioana Dimitrova joins us for an inspiring and fun chat. Follow us on Instagram — ⁠@asclepios_mission⁠ — and LinkedIn to keep up with the next stages in the training of the analogue astronauts! Support our mission: ⁠ht...

Extreme Environment Training or EET is a core training component that our analogue astronauts undergo to prepare them for their mission in a simulated lunar environment. This week we interviewed the Asclepios VI Astronaut crew at the end of their training in the French Alps to understand the importance of environment training and to get their insights on the challenging journey they undertook in t...

In this week's special and fun episode, we introduce you to Jack Emmerson and Madeleine Monperrus, two analogue astronauts of the Asclepios VI Mission and the new co-hosts of the Asclepios Cast. They share their passion for space and talk about the upcoming mission with a lot of excitement Support our mission, and follow us on Instagram — ⁠@asclepios_mission⁠ — and LinkedIn to keep up with the...

For the return of AsclepiosCast, we start the second season with the three mission directors of our new Asclepios VI Mission !! In this inspiring episode, Ambre Bexter, Joseph Hong, and Matthew Acevski present Asclepios VI in an institutional manner, discussing the progress made since the mission started, the planning and objectives of our analogue mission that will take place in July 2026, in Swi...

For the last episode of the first season of the AsclepiosCast, we have in the podcast Mateus de Magalhães, one of the analogue astronauts of Asclepios V crew, who was also been the host of the podcast for this season. Mateus shares about his passion for space and talks about the whole Asclepios V Mission, from the trainings until the post mission, in this very inspirational and fun conversation wi...

In this week's episode, we see the other side of the coin, and we hear stories from the point of view of those who stayed on Earth during the mission !! In this inspiring and fun episode, we gathered members from the Asclepios V Mission Control Center (MCC) to share the work done in the MCC during the mission, their experiences, challenging moments, and moments of joy they lived during the analogu...

For this week, we have the most awaited episode of all the season!! The special episode about the Asclepios V Mission , we gathered all the analogue astronauts from the Asclepios V crew. In this inspiring and fun episode, the astronauts shared the experiences, challenging moments, and moments of joy they lived during the analogue mission that took place from 20th of July 2025 - 7th August 2025, in...

This week, Michael Murphy, anthropologist and principal investigator of the scientific project No Longer Earthlings, joins us to explain this project that the Asclepios V crew participates in. In this very instructive and inspiring episode, we can understand and explore the anthropological side of space and analogue space missions. You can find more about Michael's work on his linktree: https://li...

For this week, we have in the podcast Max Grossman, one of the analogue astronauts of Asclepios V crew, who was also been collaborating to the medical team of Asclepios. Max shares about his passion for space and medicine in this very educational, and fun conversation. Help support our mission to the moon! Asclepios is currently fundraising for the last funds to make our mission happen. As you kno...

In this week's special episode, we are celebrating Pride Month by welcoming some of the LGBTQ+ members of Asclepios to discuss their experiences of being queer and working in the space sector. Intro/outro credits: Geoff Harvey - Pixabay.

For this week, we have the pleasure to receive Pedro Rosado on the podcast, one of analogue astronauts of the Asclepios V Mission, for an inspirational and fun talk. Intro/outro credits: Geoff Harvey - Pixabay.

Lauren Victoria Paulson, one of the analogue astronauts of the Aclepios V crew, joins us in this new episode, for a very inspiring, and fun conversation. Intro/outro credits: Geoff Harvey - Pixabay.

For this week's episode, we welcome Ilina Adhikari, one of our analogue astronauts of the Asclepios V crew, to the podcast for a very inspiring and fun talk. Intro/outro credits: Geoff Harvey - Pixabay.

In this episode, we welcome Adriana Talianova, the Head of Communications of Asclepios, former Mission Control Officer during Asclepios IV mission. In this inspiring talk, Adriana shared her experience playing different roles within Asclepios, her experience as an analog astronaut in the Analog Astronaut Training Center (AATC), and much more! Intro/outro credits: Geoff Harvey - Pixabay.

This week, we have a very special episode! We had the pleasure of welcoming the first Swiss astronaut, Claude Nicollier, to the podcast! In this very inspiring and passionate conversation, Claude talked about his experiences as an astronomer, pilot and astronaut, and also shared his vision of the role of analogue missions. Follow us on Instagram — @asclepios_mission — and LinkedIn to keep up with...

This week, we welcome Stefania Spachou, the Head of EPFL Logistics for Asclepios V and former Science Officer at the MCC during the Asclepios IV mission. In this fun and inspiring talk, Stefania shared her experiences in different roles within Asclepios and discussed all the logistical work behind a successful analogue mission. Intro/outro credits: Geoff Harvey - Pixabay.

For this week's episode, we welcome Ambre Bexter, the Head of Science of Asclepios. In this inspiring and fun talk, Ambre shares her experience as a researcher, and discusses the work being developed by the Asclepios Science team. Intro/outro credits: Geoff Harvey - Pixabay.

For this week's special episode about the Extreme Environment Training , we gathered all the analogue astronauts from the Asclepios V crew. In this inspiring and fun episode, the astronauts shared the experiences, challenging moments, and moments of joy they lived during the training. Thank you to all partners, collaborators, and sponsors who supported Asclepios in organizing this training. We are...

This week, we welcome at the podcast Joachim Harding, one of our analogue astronauts, for a very insightful, and funny conversation. Intro/outro credits: Geoff Harvey - Pixabay.