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AMADEE-24 Picture of the Day

AMADEE-24 Picture of the Day

Day 08: 19 March 2024 Safety training on site in Armenia. In addition to our analog astronauts, all GOST team members must also train on the AOUDA spacesuit simulator. In case of an emergency, everyone must be able to remove […]
Mars Analog Mission starts in Armenia!

Mars Analog Mission starts in Armenia!

International Crew of Six Analog Astronauts will emulate the Exploration of the Red Planet Following intensive preparations, the 14th Mars Analog Mission of the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) starts today. AMADEE-24 is carried out in cooperation with the Armenian Space […]
Mars Analog Mission in Armenia is GO

Mars Analog Mission in Armenia is GO

Livestream on March 12th AMADEE-24, the 14th Mars Analog Mission of the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) conducted in cooperation with the Armenian Space Agency, will start on March 12, 2024. The very valuable and mostly unique mission equipment has already […]
AMADEE-24: Three days dress rehearsal in Vienna

AMADEE-24: Three days dress rehearsal in Vienna

What a dress rehearsal! It was three intensive days from January 26 to 28, 2024 with a well-attended press conference, 150 AMADEE-24 team members from over 26 countries and 350 visitors during the public day at our logistics partner Gebrüder […]
The best pictures & videos of the year 2023

The best pictures & videos of the year 2023

For the past 14 years, we have always looked back on the last day of the year and reviewed our OeWF year. Despite saying goodbye to our first small satellite, ADLER-1, which burned up in June 2023, we launched a […]
Polar Star Award goes to Niklas Hedman

Polar Star Award goes to Niklas Hedman

Austrian Space Forum honors former Senior Supervisor of the Conferences of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space On Saturday, 16. December 2023, the Austrian Space Forum (Österreichisches Weltraum Forum, OeWF) honored Niklas Hedman with the Polar […]
Print the AMADEE-20 Habitat in 3D!

Print the AMADEE-20 Habitat in 3D!

Do you have access to a 3D printer? If so, we have an exciting project for you! You can now print the AMADEE-20 habitat, complete with solar panels and the Mercator rover, based on our Mars simulation in Israel. We’ve […]
ESA Juice Social Space Event – two intense and unforgettable days

ESA Juice Social Space Event – two intense and unforgettable days

As part of the ESAJuice Social Space Event on 12 and 13 April 2023, I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Experimenta, Germany’s largest science centre, in Heilbronn together with almost 40 like-minded people. Experience creates knowledge, that is the […]
The Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) and the Republic of Armenia sign Memorandum of Understanding in Yerevan

The Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) and the Republic of Armenia sign Memorandum of Understanding in Yerevan

On April 17th, a delegation from the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) signed the official cooperation agreement with the Armenian Aerospace Agency in Yerevan to carry out a four-week Mars mission simulation in March 2024. The Armenian Agency for Aerospace is […]
New European satellite targets space debris detection

New European satellite targets space debris detection

ADLER-2 will search for space debris in orbit Link to videos and photos A new satellite that aims to further enhance orbital debris monitoring in low Earth orbit (LEO) and expand novel atmospheric sensing capabilities to study clouds and aerosols […]

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