AMADEE-24: pushing the limits of Mars missions

Planetary analog missions are the mechanism to prepare human space exploration for upcoming missions to other planetary bodies. These kinds of human and robotic surface activities in terrestrial analogs are essential for determining the requirements and impacts of long term space missions. The AMADEE program, managed by the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF), is one of the largest Mars analog simulations. In 2024, the 4-week AMADEE-24 Mars analog will be hosted by the Armenian Space Agency. Several experiments will be performed in order to study the geological environment and physical and psychological conditions in which the astronauts will work. All of these are crucial to understanding the scope and limitations of the future human planetary missions. The aim of this presentation is to give an overview of the flight planning activities and experiments’ coordination pre-, in-, and post- mission phases. We will describe the mission architecture, team composition, scientific aims, roles and responsibilities of the various teams involved in the mission.