12 pictures of the year 2015
For the sixth year in a row, the Austrian Space Forum is looking back on the past year through pictures: We have never reached as many people as in 2015. In early 2015, in collaboration with the University of Applied […]
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The ÖWF at the German Aerospace Day
The ÖWF at the German Aerospace Day More than 60.000 guest visited the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Cologne on Sunday, September 20th. During the German Aerospace Day, the DLR and the European Space Agency ESA together with their partners […]
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, […]
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 […]
A tale of two friends
We were put through our paces during the Analog Astronaut basic training program. The rigorous regimen was aimed at giving us a thorough grounding in all the basic skills required to successfully execute a Mars simulation mission. Specifically, the training […]
Inspiring the next generation of Mars explorers
Analog astronaut Joao Lousada reports from his 1st telelecture as an analog astronaut with the High-school Collège la Chatoire, on the Island of La Reunion: When I was first asked to do a tele-lecture with the High-school Collège la Chatoire, on the Island of La Reunion, I have to confess I was slightly afraid…
TEAM COHESION
Analog Astronaut Iñigo Muñoz Elorza describes his impressions about the 3rd training block, his first time in the Aouda.X suit, how the team grows together and how to survive a cold night outdoor.
“I am a Mars Pioneer”
With this slogan we present people of the Austrian Space Forum, who are engaged in our Mars Analog Research Program PolAres. Each of them contributes a small step for future human Mars exploration and that makes each individual a Mars […]
There is a first time for everything
How does it feel to wear the Aouda.X spacesuit for the first time? Do you feel the weight? During the 2nd analog astronaut training, Carmen Köhler donned the spacesuit & reports now about her first time wearing a Mars analog spacesuit simulator.
How a broken leg made me a better Analog Astronaut
How a broken leg was not a showstopper for Joao Lousada to become an analog astronaut.