GMV connects habitats across the globe in the World’s Biggest Space Analog Mission

The World’s Biggest Analog Mission (WBA), the largest Moon and Mars simulation campaign ever conducted, has officially begun. Coordinated by the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF), the mission brings together 17 institutions on five continents to emulate life and research in off-Earth settlements. At the heart of this global endeavor lies GMV’s cutting-edge Operations Support Tools (OST), enabling communication, coordination, and planning between habitats around the world.

Installed at OeWF’s Mission Coordination Center in Vienna, OST provides the operational backbone of the mission, linking analog astronauts in 16 habitats across Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Americas. The system allows seamless coordination across multiple time zones, manages simulated communication delays, and ensures efficient execution of daily activities —a vital function for such a globally distributed mission.

“Running a mission that connects analog habitats on five continents requires a powerful, reliable, and flexible support system. OST ensures that every habitat, no matter where it is on Earth, can operate as part of a single, cohesive mission.” said Mattia Moscardino, General Manager of GMV in Germany.