School for Astronauts Inside a Swiss Mountain: Student ‘Moon Base’ Mission at Sasso San Gottardo
School for astronauts inside a Swiss mountain is not a metaphor—it’s reality. Deep within the rocky tunnels of Sasso San Gottardo, Switzerland, a student-led space initiative called Asclepios stages simulated lunar base missions. In the summer of 2025, nine international student crew members spent more than two weeks living inside the mountain fortress, mimicking conditions…