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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, […]
Update: Competition has concluded! || AMADEE-15 competition: Send us your question and win!
Update: AMADEE-15 competition has concluded! The AMADEE-15 competition has concluded on Monday, 6 PM. We want to thank all participants for their numerous creative questions which will be answered in the upcoming days. The winner will be notified via email. […]OeWF conducts Mars Analog Mission on Austrian Glacier
Tests and experiments to be carried out by scientists from 19 Nations worldwide With AMADEE-15 the Austrian Space Forum (ÖWF) is currently conducting the highest altitude Mars analog mission ever. During the following 10 days scientists from Europe and the […]![[Ended] AMADEE-15 Contest: Are you a Mars Pioneer?](https://oewf.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/MarsPioneer-blog.jpg)
[Ended] AMADEE-15 Contest: Are you a Mars Pioneer?
Update: Mars Pioneer contest ended The AMADEE-15 competition has concluded on Monday 31st Augus 2015, 6 PM. We want to thank all participants for their creative photos, The winner will be notified via email. Are you a Mars Pioneer? In […]
Media-Logbook 01: A rollercoaster of emotions
Media-Logbook 01: A rollercoaster of emotions August 1st marked the start of the AMADEE-15 mission by the Austrian Space Forum (ÖWF). AMADEE-15 is a Mars simulation where specially trained analog astronauts carry out scientific experiments in a Mars-like environment, the […]