Press Releases

19. July 2016: Shiptracking from Space: Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) and Spire Partner On Austria’s First of Its Kind Groundstation for LEO Satellites

Today, the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) announces that it has entered into a partnership with Spire, a space-based data company, to host an on-site ground station. The ground station is the only one of its kind in Austria and is […]

10. May 2016: Austrian Space Forum publishes policy statement on analog research

Austrian Space Forum publishes policy statement on analog research “Vienna Statement on Analog Planetary Research” aims to strengthen research field Scientists at the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) and numerous international partners have released a policy statement on analog research on […]

01. September 2015: 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 […]

10. August 2015: 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 […]

24. March 2015: Austrian Space Forum trains five new analog astronauts

Committee selected new trainees from a pool of around 100 applications 100 applications, 637 individual assessments, and three months later: one woman and four men from Austria, Germany, Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands have been selected to strengthen the Corps […]

10. October 2013: THREE MARS ANALOGUE SPACESUIT TEAMS PERFORM SIMULTANEOUS EXPERIMENTS FOR WORLD SPACE WALK 2013

WORLD SPACE WEEK 2013 PRESS RELEASE 10 OCTOBER 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THREE MARS ANALOGUE SPACESUIT TEAMS PERFORM SIMULTANEOUS EXPERIMENTS FOR WORLD SPACE WALK 2013 One of the key elements of equipment for a future human expedition to Mars will […]

04. October 2013: Earth Master Sample Press Release

World Space Week 2013 Press Release 4 October 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Send in a rock and bring two worlds together – World Space Week and Swarovski partner to create Earth Master Sample crystals For centuries, the collection of samples […]

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