Step inside The Airlock Module Podcast, where analog astronaut Yuki Nishimura explores the human side of space exploration. Each episode dives into real stories from Mars simulation crews, scientists, and engineers, uncovering how life in isolation, teamwork, and innovation prepare us for the stars and teach us about life on Earth.
Step inside The Airlock Module Podcast, where analog astronaut Yuki Nishimura explores the human side of space exploration. Each episode dives into real stories from Mars simulation crews, scientists, and engineers, uncovering how life in isolation, teamwork, and innovation prepare us for the stars and teach us about life on Earth.
Meet Hanna, the first Armenian analog astronaut and a robotics engineering student charting her own course into space. We trace her leap from Buzz Lightyear–sparked curiosity to real-world missions: ground operations support on AMADEE-24 at ARMASH (Armenia), astronaut on the all-female LOTOS mission at the Analog Astronaut Training Center (Poland), and crew member on Terra Nova at LunAres (Poland) simulating Axiom-4. Hanna unpacks what it means to represent Armenia, how analog missions build resilient teams, and why soft-skills and cognitive training matter as much as hardware. It’s a fast, inspiring look at persistence, purpose, and finding your place in the global space community.
Hanna Harutyunyan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannasav/
Mission: Analog Podcast: https://missionanalog.com/
Starmus: https://starmus.com/
AMADEE-24 Mission: https://oewf.org/en/amadee-24/
Buzz Lightyear in Space: https://youtu.be/AzcnBdq1TZ4?si=ay2I0kGVSb2e-TOr
Lunares Website: https://lunares.space/
Hanna’s Logo photo credit: https://borderless.so/stories/my-educational-journey-to-space-to-infinity-and-beyond
Hanna’s GOST Uniform photo credit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannasav/recent-activity/all/
Axiom-4 mission: www.axiomspace.com/missions/ax4
Asclepios Website: https://asclepios.ch/
ARMASH Facility photo credit: https://x.com/AustriaInGe/status/1776499504503570649/photo/4
LOTOS crew photo credit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannasav/recent-activity/images/
Lunares Habitat photo credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LunAres#/media/File:LunAres_Research_Station_in_the_post-nuclear_bunker.jpg
NineCubes: https://www.interpersonalskillslab.ch/en/
Martina Dimoska photo credit: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxLsVm3LcRG/?hl=en&img_index=1
The Airlock Module Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/AirlockModule