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The OeWF conducts interdisciplinary research \ with international partners on exploration strategies for future human Mars expeditions.
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May 2019
28.05.2019 - 30.05.2019: General Assembly European Astrobiology InstituteJun 2019
28.06.2019 - 30.06.2019: 4. OeWF Analog Mission Basic Training (AMBT)Jul 2019
16.07.2019 - 25.07.2019: Summer School Alpbach 2019Sep 2019
26.09.2019 - 27.09.2019: Deutsche Astrobiologie Gesellschaft - 4th annual workshopall events
Recent OeWF blog entries
Visual communication design for spacesuit simulator Serenity
Serenity is the name of our new spacesuit simulator currently being developed for our flagship program AMADEE. One may think, that for such a project mostly know-how in the areas of engineering, material science, electronics, computer science etc. necessary. However, […]
Custom initiation period at the Austrian Space Forum
My name is Joachim BUI and I have been studying aerospace engineering at the ESTACA in France until the end of February 2019. Two weeks ago, I started my end-of-studies internship at the Austrian Space Forum. In September 2018, Aline […]
Halfway through an internship
My name is Paulina Eknor, I am a student from Luleå University of Technology, studying the Master Programme in Space Engineering with alignment of aeronautics. I came into contact with the Austrian Space Forum, OeWF, through the head of my […]
Book review : The NASA Archives: 60 Years in Space
On the occasion of the 50-year anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing on 20th July 1969, the TASCHEN publisher issues a new XL illustrated book with photos from over 60 years from NASA Archives including photos never shown before. […]
The Austrian Weltraumball 2019: Dancing with the stars
Last Saturday, the second edition of the Austrian Weltraumball took place in Vienna. More than 500 guests convened at the Palais Niederösterreich to dance and enjoy their shared passion for space. In 2018, the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) hosted the […]
NASA Chief Technologist visits the OeWF Spacesuit Laboratory
The past OeWF Mars analog missions included contributions from NASA research teams – now, this connection was stepped up: NASA Chief Technologist for the Solar System Exploration Division, Leonard A. Dudzinski, visited the OeWF spacesuit laboratory in Innsbruck, Austria during […]This article is available in: German