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AMADEE-24 Science Series: EIEE – Emotions in Extreme Environments
Introduction: Anger, fear, boredom or awe! Living and working in extreme environments confronts astronauts, analog-astronauts, professionals working in extreme environments but also adventurers with a high variety of emotions and requires complex emotional regulation strategies. Yet they have been rarely […]
Book review: MARS. Photographs from the NASA Archives
The publisher TASCHEN, known for its visually stunning publications, has published a new space book entitled “MARS. Photographs from the NASA Archives”. The illustrated book is 340 pages long, multilingual (German, English and French) and weighs 2.92 kg. As the […]
AMADEE-24 Science Series: GeoPrep – Select Geological Samples for A Return to Earth
The GeoPrep Experiment – Optimizing the Process to Select Geological Samples for A Return to Earth: The analysis of rock samples allows us to unravel the history of a terrestrial planet. This includes its accretion, the tectonic and magmatic processes […]
The best pictures and videos of 2024 – 15 years of the OeWF in review
On the last day of the year, we reflect on the most significant moments of the OeWF year. From the successful Mars simulation in Armenia to the farewell of our 2nd CubeSat ADLER-2 and the advancement of our educational initiatives […]
AMADEE-24 Science Series: Staying Alive – The Role of AI in Crew Performance and Their Perception
Advances in automation and artificial intelligence (AI) in recent years hold promise for support of long duration crewed exploration missions to Mars and beyond. Tools developed from these advances could assist in the maintenance of critical systems such as life […]
AMADEE-24 Science Series: More Effective Remote Operations (MEROP teleoperation system)
Human space exploration typically requires considerable teamwork involving multiple disciplines in science and engineering. Effective and efficient field systems and information flow with the support teams are paramount for mission success. Moreover, human-robotic teams will be crucial in future Mars […]
AMADEE-24 Science Series: Simulation System for Stress Management in Extreme Environments
Crewed missions to Moon and Mars are foreseen for the coming decades, posing new challenges for human movement science, particularly regarding space suit design, mobility, and motor control in different gravitational environments (Belobrajdic et al., 2021). The risk for operational […]
AMADEE-24 Science Series: Telomere Length Dynamics in Analog Astronauts (Genes4Mars)
Telomeres are essential structures located at the ends of linear chromosomes in eukaryotes. In humans, they consist of short TTAGGG repeats and are associated with various proteins [ref]. They play a critical role in maintaining the structural integrity of chromosomes […]
Telomeres can change within days
Surprising Outcome of Mars Analog Mission AMADEE-24 Scientists are uncovering new insights into how isolation in simulated space environments can affect human cellular health. In a recent study conducted as part of the Austrian Space Forum’s (OeWF) AMADEE-24 Mars mission […]