Carlo Vizzi

Carlo trains astronauts for a living. He is a Ground Segment, Payload and Robotic instructor at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, where the Columbus module you see in photographs of ISS training is where he works, and he is also involved in Mission Control operations and space experiments. He leads XR initiatives and innovation at ALTEC, and whenever he can he contributes to STEM outreach with students and professionals. At Stardust he is the trainer on the Astronaut Foundations Program: three weeks on the mindset, consistency and judgement that come before the hardware.