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First Analog Mission Basic training: a sign of good things to come!
Innsbruck, 7-10 April 2016 None of the analog astronauts had been back to the OeWF spacesuit laboratory since the AMADEE-15 mission, last August. So this refresher training was not only a very needed update and recap on our knowledge and […]
Anniversary – 10 years of AustroMars, Part 1
In April of 2006, a human research mission to the red planet was simulated at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in Utah. For two weeks, a crew of six Austrians conducted experiments in an analogue Mars mission, similar to […]
ASE Executive Committee gives GO for 29th Planetary Congress
The ASE Executive Committee meeting took place last weekend from 1st – 3rd April 2016 in Vienna. ASE Executive Director Andy Turnage and astronauts, cosmonauts and taikonauts from the international executive committee met with the ASE 2016 host Franz Viehboeck […]
Official XXIX Planetary Congress Poster released
The official poster for the ASE XXIX Planetary Congress from 3-7 October 2016 in Vienna was released. The center image symbolizes the congress host city Vienna with a golden Vienna silhouette and the Edelweiss flower with the Austrian flag in […]
Pegasus to OeWF – Can you hear me?
The nano satellite “Pegasus” is scheduled to finally launch by the end of 2016. It is the Austrian contribution to an EU project which aims to put 50 nano satellites into space. The Austrian Space Forum is participating in the […]
AMADEE-15 Science Workshop: Discussing scientific results & planning for future Mars simulations
Scientists and crew members of the AMADEE-15 mission met again during the AMADEE-15 Science Workshop and Networking Meeting in Graz. During those two days (18-19Feb2016) in February we were discussing scientific results of the experiments that were run during the […]
Nextgen Visions of Future Mars Habitats
Kartik Kumar, OeWF analog astronaut gave last October a virtual talk to students at the Sigaram Academy of Excellence in India. At the end of the talk, he challenged the students to create their visions of future Mars habitats.
A conversation with Andy Weir
This time Marlen Raab interviewed Andy Weir, the author of the world bestseller The Martian. In the course of conversation we learn that Andy Weir is a real space dork, that he loves problem solving and we hear about his next project.
OeWF around the World – Symposium and Student Workshop in Padua, Italy
Reinhard Tlustos, OeWF member is reporting about his OeWF outreach & education activities in December 2015 in Padua, Italy.