Being an analog astronaut is cool… But it’s much more!
Iñigo Muñoz Elorza, analog astronaut class of 2015, reports about his experience during the selection process and about his motivation to become an analog astronaut.
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Austrian Space Forum trains five new analog astronauts
Committee selected new trainees from a pool of around 100 applications 100 applications, 637 individual assessments, and three months later: one woman and four men from Austria, Germany, Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands have been selected to strengthen the Corps […]
Interview with Prof. Dr. Jesús Martinez-Frias – REDESPA Director
Marlen Raab interviewed Prof. Dr. Jesús Martinez-Frias, Senior Scientist at Instituto de Geociencias and Professor “Ad Honorem” at the Polytechnic University of Madrid and Director of the Spanish Network of Planetology and Astrobiology (REDESPA).
1st combined SGAC – OeWF internship
Jacob Hacker reports about his internship at the OeWF in Innsbruck. For the 1st time the SGAC and the OeWF shared an internship.
The best pictures of the year 2014
Traditionally, on the last day of the year the Austrian Space Forum looks back: 2014 was a successful year! Besides many school activities all across Austria, research and development activities on our spacesuit simulator Aouda took place, as well as […]
A key to a successful space mission: The Flight Plan Team
Each successful space mission has a successful Flight Plan team. The role of the flight plan team is very important, as it compiles all the information of the mission and places it in a master plan to allow the mission […]
Interview with Prof. Marco Durante and his research on cosmic radiation during spaceflight
Prof. Durante is the Director of the Biophysics Department, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt
How to make an analog astronaut feel how it is to bend an arm in space?!
Benjamin Knaus gives us some insights about his work on the Aouda exoskeleton this summer at the spacesuit lab.
Call for Analog Astronauts for simulated Mars Missions
Analog Astronauts Selection and Training for the Class of 2015 The Austrian Space Forum is seeking volunteers to apply for the training opportunity for analog astronauts. Analog astronauts participate in simulated Mars – Missions which are conducted on the ground […]
OeWF Pioneer Projects: Your Chance to implement new Topics within the Austrian Space Forum!
Do you have a gripping idea for a small OeWF project which you want to realize? For the first time, members of the Austrian Space Forum get the opportunity to fund their ideas for small or medium-term projects up to […]