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What opportunities and experiences the Internship at the OeWF gave me
Hi, my name is Agáta, and I am a high school student in Austria. Last winter, whilst searching for a summer job, I came across the OeWF pupil internship. It immediately piqued my interest, and I was eager to send […]
Internship 2025: MICO-VIE Planning
My name is Titouan Beyly, I am a French engineering student at ESTACA where I am studying aeronautics. I am part of my school’s rocketry club. I learned of the OeWF internship possibilities from our school job offer website. From […]
Being an intern at the ÖWF: Building the MICO-VIENNA
My name is Margot Girard and I am an aerospace engineering student from France. I study at ESTACA, an engineering school specialized in means of transport and I found the OeWF through my school’s career center. I then went on […]
Representing Mars on Earth: GEOS24 at EGU 2025
This year, the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2025 in Vienna brought together over 20,000 researchers, professionals, and science communicators from around the world. I had the great pleasure of representing the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) and presented my […]
Behind the scenes in space exploration: my experience at OeWF
Interning at the Austrian Space Forum is more than just a professional experience: it’s a thrilling immersion into the world of space exploration. From Mars analog mission to cutting-edge technology and collaborations with experts from around the world, every day […]
Reflecting on the AMADEE-24 Mars Simulation: Challenges and Triumphs
On 10 March 2024, the AMADEE-24 Mars simulation of the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) was launched in the breathtaking, barren landscapes of Armenia. Over 200 scientists from 26 countries were involved with their equipment, robotic vehicles and experiments. The choice […]
AMADEE-24 Science Series: Ultra-Wideband Sensor Based Localization of a Planetary Rover
Many planetary robotics applications require (semi-)autonomous rover operation for which localization is essential. During the ESA-ESRIC Space Resources Challenge in 2021 and more recently AMADEE-24 in Armenia in March 2024, we put a methodology where a mobile system first distributes […]
AMADEE-24 Science Series: Investigations on the indoor air quality – The IAQ-Habitat Experiment
Investigations on the indoor air quality (IAQ) of spaceships are rare and were mainly performed on the ISS and MIR and are not known from habitats. However, the situation is expected to be comparable with that in stations. Layouts of […]
AMADEE-24 Science Series: The Hort3space Hydroponic System for Life Support
Future space exploration missions, particularly those targeting Mars, will require astronauts to achieve a high degree of self-sufficiency, minimising dependence on Earth-supplied resources. One promising solution to this challenge is the cultivation of food using hydroponic systems, which offer space […]