FMBA is developing simulators for practicing surface exits, combating lunar dust, and adapting after landing on the Moon.
The Federal Medical-Biological Agency has announced the creation of a ground-based analog complex designed to train cosmonauts for operations on the Moon’s surface.
The Center for Space Medicine and Biology of FMBA is advancing this initiative, viewing it as one of the strategic priorities for Russian space exploration. Specifically, work is underway on establishing a ground-based analog facility—essentially a “lunar test site”—capable of replicating conditions close to those on a planetary surface, enabling cosmonauts to train for working there.
The facility is expected to include training for surface exits, lock procedures, equipment maintenance and repair, as well as dust removal before re-entering the living module. Additionally, cosmonauts will be trained to handle emergency situations, implement protective measures against lunar dust exposure, and have their physical and psychological condition assessed during prolonged workloads and crew operations.
Simultaneously, agency specialists are developing simulators to prepare sensory and vestibular systems for spaceflight conditions and creating methods to evaluate crew readiness for task execution immediately after landing. FMBA noted that the project integrates advances in medicine, physiology, and engineering.
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