Monsaraz prepares to receive a Mars analog mission

In April 2027, Monsaraz, a medieval village in the Alto Alentejo, and the Alqueva region will host the AMADEE-27 mission, a Mars analog space simulation. For two weeks, six analog astronauts will live isolated in a closed habitat, testing technologies and procedures designed for future human missions to the Red Planet. The mission is organized by the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) and represents a new step in establishing Portugal as a privileged venue for planetary simulations. The participants will wear state-of-the-art spacesuits and transform the Alentejo landscape into one of the world's most advanced space exploration laboratories.