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Dachstein Mars Simulation 2012
Between 27Apr – 01May2012, a five day Mars analogue field test will take place at the Mammoth cave and the Giant Ice cave at the Dachstein region in southern Upper Austria coordinated by the Austrian Space Forum. During this test, […]
COMMENTS TO THE DRAFT OF THE AUSTRIAN STRATEGIC PAPER – 2020: SPACE – FUTURE
from Aaron Lentsch, Orbspace
“Oscar Echo Zulu Charlie Charlie you are cleared to climb to 12000 feet”
The voice in the aviation radio belonged to the air traffic controller on the control tower of the airport in Graz. OE-ZCC was the registration of our hot air balloon, 12,000 feet was the altitude we wanted to reach. At […]
Passepartout – Past, Present and Future (Part 6)
It is July 1955, and the US have announced that they will build a satellite and send it into space during the Year of Geophysics in 1957/58. Only four days later, the Soviets announce the same plan – and no […]
First European #spacetweetup in Cologne
On 18th September 2011 the DLR (Deutsches Luft- & Raumfahrtzentrum, the german space agency) and the European Space Agency held the first European #Spacetweetup, which will be informally also known as #awesome #spacetweetup. 60 people from 13 countries were selected […]
Passepartout – take off as seen from MCC (part 5)
Read more about the launch on 13th Aug 2011 incl. exclusive video material from 33 km height :-)
Passepartout – Communication (Part 4)
ÖVSV, ATV, APRS, ARISS,… these are abbreviations most of us might not be familiar with. They come from amateur radio communication – something we want to introduce and maybe raise your interest in with this article! But first, lets cover […]
Passepartout – Tracking (Part 3)
One of the most exciting things of each of Passepartouts flights is the recollection of the balloon – as it can come down more or less everywhere! There are two possibilities to find the balloon: A team can be sent […]
Passepartout – payloads (part 2)
As mentioned in the first part, we can use the stratosphere for several causes. Some applications within research lie in astronomy, weather, biology or ecology. It is easiest to perform this type of science with balloons, as satellites burn when […]