European Astronaut Centre

ESA’s European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne is Europe’s centre of excellence for astronaut training, operations and space medicine, supporting European crews and international partners on ISS hardware and human-spaceflight missions. The working centre is on the DLR campus and is not a normal walk-in attraction: ESA says public visits are possible only through a requested guided tour organised with DLR, and weekend visits are not available. DLR’s current Cologne tour guidance offers free, approximately three-hour group tours Wednesday-Friday at 10:00 or 14:00 by prior appointment, with English on request, for groups of 10-28; visitors under 16 are not admitted and guests may not move around the site without a guide. Programme and dates can change for internal operations. Address: Linder Höhe, 51147 Cologne, Germany. Confirm the current DLR/ESA booking and security requirements before travel.