Led by Astronauts. Built for Teams.

Learn from NASA Leaders

Immersive Simulations That Change How Teams Lead

Designed for Teams at Every Level

Leadership Development, Powered by NASA Principles

Lessons From Space Missions

Step Into a Mission. Step Up as a Leader.

Astronaut Leadership delivers astronaut-led leadership training, NASA-style leadership simulations and keynote speakers used by global companies, universities and executive teams.

Why Astronaut Leadership Works

At Astronaut Leadership, we deliver high-impact leadership training shaped by those who’ve operated in the most extreme environments imaginable.

Our team includes NASA astronauts, NASA leaders and Mission Control flight controllers.

We've made critical decisions in zero gravity, navigated crises with global consequences, and led diverse, high-performing teams under intense pressure.

We don’t just talk about leadership, we’ve lived it, where failure is not an option.

Today, we bring those same principles into organisations ready to lead at the next level.

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Why NASA’s Culture Still Leads the Way

NASA has been ranked the #1 large federal agency to work for 13 years in a row.

The same values behind that recognition; trust, innovation, resilience, and high-performance teamwork, form the foundation of every Astronaut Leadership programme.

We bring those principles directly to your organisation through immersive, results-driven training led by real NASA astronauts and leaders.

Explore Our Range of Programmes

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NASA-Style Simulation (Face-to-Face & Virtual)

A high-pressure leadership simulation developed by astronauts and NASA trainers.

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Keynotes & Workshops (Face-to-Face & Virtual)

Transformative talks and bespoke leadership sessions with real astronauts.

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Astronaut Leadership Experience (outdoors)

Wild terrain. Big decisions. Life-changing team growth.

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Our flagship NASA Style Simulation has helped many clients reach their goals

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Some of the People Behind the Mission

  • Astronaut smiling inside spacecraft with Earth view through windows.

    Dr. Steve Swanson

    Astronaut & International Space Station Commander

  • A woman speaking into a microphone at a conference, wearing a blue blazer and an ID badge, with a blurred background featuring a logo.

    Sarah Murray

    NASA Leader

  • A man wearing glasses and a light-colored blazer speaking on stage with a dark background and orange lights.

    Chris Barber

    Founder & Director

  • A smiling female astronaut in an orange spacesuit with an American flag patch, standing inside a space shuttle hangar with a spacecraft in the background.

    Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger

    Astronaut & Geologist

  • An astronaut inside a spacecraft cockpit smiling and looking out the window with control panels and equipment around him.

    Tony Antonelli

    Astronaut & Space Shuttle Pilot

  • Close-up of an astronaut outside the International Space Station, smiling, wearing a white spacesuit with Canadian flag patch, various equipment and controls around him, black space in the background.

    Dr. Dave Williams

    Canadian Astronaut, Aquanaut
    & Best-selling Author

  • Jennifer Scott Williams

    Jennifer Scott Williams

    Deputy Director, Business Development & Technology Integration Office, Johnson Space Center

  • A woman with brown hair in a ponytail, smiling, wearing a black jacket and a pink top, standing indoors.

    Dr. Julie Keeble

    Director of Biological Services at King's College London & Europe’s leading ISS Experimenter

  • A young woman with shoulder-length black hair smiling at the camera, wearing a dark collared shirt and a necklace with a pendant, indoor background.

    Kanisha Coates

    Astronaut Instructor & NASA Flight Controller

Some of the People Behind the Mission

Team
Dr. Steve Swanson
Dr. Steve Swanson

Astronaut & International Space Station Commander

Sarah Murray
Sarah Murray

NASA Leader

Chris Barber
Chris Barber

Founder & Director

Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger
Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger

Astronaut & Geologist

Tony Antonelli
Tony Antonelli

Astronaut & Space Shuttle Pilot

Dr. Julie Keeble
Dr. Julie Keeble

Director of Biological Services at King's College London & Europe’s leading ISS Experimenter

Jennifer Scott Williams
Jennifer Scott Williams

Deputy Director, Business Development & Technology Integration Office, Johnson Space Center

Kanisha Coates
Kanisha Coates

Astronaut Instructor & NASA Flight Controller

Older man with glasses in a dark suit, white shirt, and red tie, standing against a plain beige wall.

“Astronauts are exceptionally able, amazingly well trained, have accomplished countless complex tasks and have worked with many diverse groups from vastly differing cultures. They are practised at improving teams of talented, high performing individuals, enabling them to focus and work together.”

Jay Honeycutt, Former Director of Kennedy Space Centre & President of Space Operations, Lockheed Martin:

Some of the clients we’ve worked with

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