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EXPLOREing the Frontiers of Space Science
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of “space exploration”? Perhaps the moon, bathed in a dark blue tincture; honeycomb-shaped gold foil slowly unfolding to collect solar energy; a camera gliding through space 1.5 […]
ESA’s first Ground Based Facility in Austria
Austrian Space Forum will operate ESA’s Vertical Treadmill Facility to simulate different gravity levels on Earth On August 29th, 2024, the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) together with ESA reserve-astronaut Dr. Carmen Possnig, who represented ESA, introduced the Vertical Treadmill Facility […]
Austrian Space Forum concludes successful space debris mission
After more than a year of collecting data, ADLER-2 burned up in the Earth’s atmosphere in mid August The Austrian satellite project ADLER-2 is the second mini satellite in the ADLER series, launched into low Earth Orbit in April 2023 […]
Paving the way for future Mars exploration
After the Mars simulation is before the Mars simulation, or to be more precise: the data collected from the AMADEE missions is the centrepiece of our scientific research. AMADEE is our flagship research programme and forms the framework concept for […]
Into the core of astronaut suit conception
Hey, are you an astronomy enthusiast, a dedicated engineer, an apprentice researcher, a science fiction fan or even a kid with his head in the stars like I once was? If so, read on. My name is William and I’m […]
A journey between satellites and spacesuits
Hello everyone, my name is Xavier Maréchal and I am an aerospace engineering student coming from France, right next to Paris. I study there at the ESTACA and this summer, I’m doing a 4-month internship at the OeWF until mid-August. […]
Students on Mars
Yes! We are sending high school students to Mars, or better said to a Mars-simulation in Portugal :) My name is Emily Ugbodu and I am a 19-year-old high school graduate. During an OeWF lecture at the Science Academy Lower […]
Feedback from space: My survey mission in the OeWF
My name is Nora, I’m originally from Munich and have been living in Innsbruck for five years now. After completing my bachelor’s degree in psychology at the University of Innsbruck, I am now in the middle of my master’s thesis […]
Austrian Space Forum concludes challenging Expedition in Armenia
On April 05 2024 the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) concluded its 4-week Mars Analog Mission AMADEE-24 that had been hosted by the Armenian Aerospace Agency. The analog astronauts and supporting teams in Armenia and Austria overcame some challenging situations to […]