The Isolation Phase began today! It was exciting for both EARTH and FIELD. At the Mission Support Center, a press Conference with Sophie Gruber (AMADEE-18 project management), Reinhard Tlustos (ÖWF Flight Director) and Rüdiger Köster (CTO of T-Mobile Austria) took place.

Analog Astronauts on EVA. (c) OeWF (Florian Voggeneder)

In the FIELD, the first EVA (extravehicular activity) of the isolation phase was done (see picture, (c) OeWF (Florian Voggeneder). Also, with the start of the mission, the base station now officially got a name: Kepler Station. Check out below the video from the field to see the moment they went into simulation mode!

The moment you realize something big just happend. #simulateMars #AMADEE18 just landed on “Mars”. New call sign: “Kepler Station” https://t.co/m5PwGedk0Z

— Olivia Haider ?? (@olidax) 8. Februar 2018

Everyone is very motivated and looking forward to the next month of #simulateMars!