Space is closer than you think

The Terminal is ICEE.Space’s test facility in Delft — a space mission you can book like a lab slot. Habitat, spacesuits, communications and Mission Control are installed and ready; bring the experiment, and we run the mission around it.

Built for the people pushing space forward

The Terminal provides a controlled environment for testing and iteration in Delft. When a project requires terrain, isolation, deployment or extended operations, ICEE.Space can also take testing into extreme field environments.

For researchers and scientists

  • Isolation and confinement psychology
  • Medical monitoring & clinical protocols
  • Sleep & circadian-rhythm research
  • Human factors & performance under stress
  • Communication-delay simulations

For engineers and industry

  • Human-in-the-loop system testing
  • Robotics & teleoperation studies
  • Sensor & monitoring prototype demos
  • Suit-integrated technology testing
  • Crew training & operational drills
  • Emergency-response protocol validation

Mission formats

Standard mission

3 days

Integrated crewed simulation

Research mission

5 days

Extended protocols and research

Extended mission

7 day

Operational and human-performance studies

Long-duration mission

14 days

Endurance & isolation research, by arrangement

Echo inflatable habitat

 

Closed-loop-inspired, lightweight, and deployable in under 2 hours.

  • Pressurised inflatable system
  • HVAC + environmental sensors (temp, humidity, CO₂)
  • Circadian rhythm lighting
  • Anti-leakage separation module design

I-s1 simulated spacesuit

Closed-loop suit with a Primary Life Support System (PLSS) operational in regolith and simulant soil. Connects to a 2L air tank for fully closed operation with a rebreathing mechanism. EVAs of 2–8 hours possible.

  • Mesh communication system for habitat crew, EVA astronauts, and MCC — field-tested in Iceland and Greenland
  • HUD-ready for AR integration (HoloLens 2)
  • No-fog visor at 90–100% humidity
  • Adjustable for NASA 3000 Standard 5th–95th percentile

mission control centre - MCC

  • Global remote MCC support included
  • Real-time monitoring of crew & experiments
  • Communication delay simulation available
  • Multidisciplinary expert team, including medical doctors and psychologists on standby

mobile power and infrastructure

  • Stand-alone mobile power systems
  • Deployable anywhere in the world
  • Full mission infrastructure in <8 hours
  • Scalable to crew size and mission complexity

Process

01

Define the requirements:

technology, procedure or research question, its stage, and the decision the test must support.

02

Configure the test:

facility setup, mission format, crew involvement, scenarios, data needs and specialist support, agreed before work begins.

03

Run and review:

conduct the test, then review observations, data and next steps against the original objective.

Pricing

For analogue astronauts: join a crewed mission at The Terminal.

For researchers and companies: custom pricing based on mission duration, experiments, data needs and specialist support.

Most analogue facilities run long waitlists and are built for late-stage, high-readiness testing. The Terminal is different: purpose-built for early-stage, proof-of-concept testing and isolation research (TRL 3–5 — the “does this actually work?” stage).

Prove it here first.

The Terminal provides a controlled environment for testing and iteration in Delft. When a project requires terrain, isolation, deployment or extended operations, ICEE.Space can also take testing into extreme field environments.