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Distance makes all the difference!
Back then during the moon missions, the MCC on Earth could respond via radio communication in almost real time to every unpredictable event. We all know the scene from Apollo 13 (“Houston, we have a problem”). Even rescue missions into […]
ExtraVehicular Activity (EVA) in Rio Tinto and the role of the Science Operation Team
The science experiments are one of the most important tasks of Rio Tinto Mission, which are controlled by the Science Operation Team (SciOps). The SciOps includes the Remote Science Support Team (RSS) and the Personal Investigators (PI) and lots of […]
Course West- South- West: Day 3- Touchdown!
Spain – the final frontier. The view changes within minutes between alpine sceneries, green pastures and plantations of olive trees and oaks. We are still travelling towards the South West on well maintained motorways. At one point, rain clouds start […]
Course West- South- West: Day 2- France/ Spain
We start at 07:30 am- without any breakfast because the next shopping mall is about 500 m away. To everyone’s regret, it doesn’t open before 09.00. “No problem,” says the leader of the expedition, “we will get the caffeine- fuelling […]
What is Analogue Research?!
At first glance analogue research is a dreadful word. It sounds like analogue TV and a little out-dated. But that’s not the case, on the contrary. In order to understand what the term “analogue research” really means we have to […]
COURSE WEST – SOUTH – WEST – day 1: Italy/France
On thursday evening all crew members and some of the MCC members arrived in Innsbruck. Two Buchbinder trucks and two private cars have to be made ready to take the forums hardware (Aouda.X, Rover Phileas, Rover Dignity, several chests with […]
Departure
On 15th April the transfer of men and material from Innsbruck in Austria to Rio Tinto in Spain has begun. Ten people, four cars and a few hundred kilograms of luggage are travelling south. The mission has started. Our two […]
Why Rio Tinto?
So what is Rio Tinto and where is it? Rio Tinto is a river in the South of Spain which is flowing through the region of Andalucia. The river discharges about 100 km from the city Huelva into the Atlantic […]
Earth to Mars – Final test run of a space mission
Several people in red shirts and black trousers wander around the hallways – all occupied with some task, and in the middle of it all we have Erich Proell on his Segway: Steering with his knees, he has got his […]