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OeWF on tour: Water rocket workshop in Chechnya
OeWF on tour: Water rocket workshop in Chechnya Two weeks ago, the OeWF’s inspiration zone reached out to as far as the South-West of Russia! Sophie Gruber, a member of the Forum, gave a telelecture from the suitlab in Innsbruck. […]
The ÖWF at the German Aerospace Day
The ÖWF at the German Aerospace Day More than 60.000 guest visited the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Cologne on Sunday, September 20th. During the German Aerospace Day, the DLR and the European Space Agency ESA together with their partners […]
European Rover Challenge 2015 – the biggest open air space event in Europe
On 5 – 6 September 2015 the second edition of European Rover Challenge – the biggest space and robotics open air event in Europe, took place near the Regional Science-Technology Centre (RCNT) located in Chęciny, Poland. The event comprised two […]
AMADEE-15 Mission Report released!
Today the final mission report of the AMADEE-15 Mars simulation was released. The analog simulation – led by the Austrian Space Forum – took place between 03-15Aug 2015 at the Kaunertal glacier in Austria. Inside the ca. 100 pages strong […]Austrian Space Forum successfully concludes Mars analog mission on glacier
Scientific data are being analyzed and will advance the development of the Austrian Space Forum’s spacesuit simulator “Aouda“ On 16. August the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) concluded the world’s highest altitude Mars analog mission “AMADEE-15”. For two weeks scientists from […]
Media-Logbook 03: The calm after the storm
Media-Logbook 03: The calm after the storm It’s day 1 after AMADEE-15. Silence is filling the Mission Support Center (MSC). Ghostly silence. After listening to the mumbling and stepping of some 50 people for two weeks, today’s sole sound is […]
AMADEE-15: Question of the Day, August 15th
Everyday a new question will be answered. You can send us your questions as well and win a prize. Winning Question: On Mars the color “Red/Orange” is predominant. Will astronauts desire for differnent colors after some time or will they […]
Media-Logbook 02: Just your normal level of crazy
My first two days of AMADEE-15 were spent at 3.000m above sea level at the Kaunertal glacier. Read about this experience in my last blog post. Besides the regular tasks, I was able to watch the mission at first hand, […]