Corrado Testi
Instructor and Researcher, Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture

Corrado Testi is an instructor and researcher at the Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture (SICSA), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Houston. His research focuses on using extended reality (XR), immersive simulation, and human-in-the-loop evaluation to improve the design of crewed space systems. At SICSA, he has led XR Lab efforts to study how crews move through, interact with, and perform tasks within proposed habitats, vehicles, and operational environments. His work spans lunar habitat and surface-system concepts, extravehicular and intravehicular activity (EVA and IVA) operations, crew interfaces, and mission concepts of operations. His projects have included XR evaluations of lunar driving and EVA tasks, studies of pressurized rover and habitat operations, and research into digital representations of space-system activities. He commanded a 14-day analog mission at LUNARES in Poland, where he conducted research related to crew tasks and human-system interaction. His master’s thesis, Skyflower, explored a reusable lunar cargo lander concept designed to reduce the effects of rocket plumes on the lunar surface. Corrado holds a Master of Science in Space Architecture from the University of Houston, as well as a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering. He is a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Houston. In Fall 2026, Corrado teaches SPAC 6398, Digital Design and XR for Space Systems Architecture, and serves as a co-instructor for SPAC 6401. He encourages students to use modeling, animation, visualization, and immersive review to develop their ideas and examine how a design would work for its users.