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How to make an analog astronaut feel how it is to bend an arm in space?!
Benjamin Knaus gives us some insights about his work on the Aouda exoskeleton this summer at the spacesuit lab.
Call for Analog Astronauts for simulated Mars Missions
Analog Astronauts Selection and Training for the Class of 2015 The Austrian Space Forum is seeking volunteers to apply for the training opportunity for analog astronauts. Analog astronauts participate in simulated Mars – Missions which are conducted on the ground […]
OeWF Pioneer Projects: Your Chance to implement new Topics within the Austrian Space Forum!
Do you have a gripping idea for a small OeWF project which you want to realize? For the first time, members of the Austrian Space Forum get the opportunity to fund their ideas for small or medium-term projects up to […]Wearing the Aouda.X is Hard Work!
For a normal person, running a marathon might be considered to be extremely exhausting. However, for our analog astronauts wearing the Aouda.X space suit, just tying shoes can be exhausting work! My research project, as part of my Master’s degree […]Researching, drawing, building – a typical intern week at the lab
We have been busy, so busy, we did not even find the time to write a report about our progress last week. So here comes the update of the last fortnight. First of all we would like to congratulate Taylor […]
Tiuterra Flight: Three crystals for the Space Station.
In cooperation with the World Space Week Association and Swarovski, the Austrian Space Forum initiated the Tiuterra project: Rock samples from all over the world were colected including specimen from Antarctica and the bottom of the sea floor during a […]
“One leaves, another joins: Summer at the spacesuit laboratory continues”
This week, the Spacesuit Laboratory in Innsbruck took further steps towards upgrading the Aouda.XSubmit for AMADEE-15!
Austrian Space Forum releases Announcement of Opportunity for a Mars Analog Mission in 2015. Submission Deadline: 06Oct2014
Meet the interns: Veronika & Michael
Last week Michael started his one-month internship and this week Veronika joined us for a three-month FemTech internships. Name: Michael Müller School: Bundesrealgymnasium Lienz Hobbies: Astronomy, Reading, Hiking How did you get involved with the OeWF? Two years ago Gernot […]