Conquering the numeric black hole
In his previous post, Nils Kaufmann got to talk a bit about the mission phase and the beginning of his office work at the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF). This time round, he will focus on his last few weeks at […]
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Landing Day: OeWF starts 12th Mars Analog Mission in Oman
Today the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) in cooperation with the Oman National Steering Committee started AMADEE-18, OeWF’s 12. Mars simulation to take place in the Dhofar desert in Oman. Under Austrian leadership, the AMADEE-18 field-crew will conduct experiments in the […]
Paper on AMADEE-15 published in Acta Astronautica
OeWF analog missions follow three priorities: safety, science and simulation. After making sure that missions are performed safely and no one gets hurt, the prime objective is to advance scientific understanding by conducting experiments, analyzing the data and sharing the […]
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 […]
AMADEE-15 Science Workshop: Discussing scientific results & planning for future Mars simulations
Scientists and crew members of the AMADEE-15 mission met again during the AMADEE-15 Science Workshop and Networking Meeting in Graz. During those two days (18-19Feb2016) in February we were discussing scientific results of the experiments that were run during the […]
OeWF Advent Mini-Series #3: Red Sands. White Ice. Mars Analog Expeditions
Christmas is less than 2 weeks away and we are shortening the waiting time with a new episode of OeWF space exploration mini-series. Episode 3: Red Sands. White Ice. Mars Analog Expeditions In this episode Dr. Grenot Groemer will take […]
OeWF Advent Mini-Series #2: Spacesuit Systems Part 2
Last Advent Sunday we started the OeWF mini-series on space exploration with the first part of spacesuit systems. This Sunday watch the 2nd part where Dr. Gernot Grömer talks about recent spacesuit systems like the Russian Orlan or the American […]
OeWF Advent Mini-Series #1: Spacesuit Systems Part 1
Advent season is the perfect time to stay at home, make a cup of tea or coffee and learn more about our field of space science. Every Advent Sunday will post one new episode of our OeWF Space Exploration mini-series […]
Talking water on Mars: Interview with Dr. Anna Losiak
Talking water on Mars: Interview with Dr. Anna Losiak Together with two colleagues, Dr. Anna Losiak, Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, published a science paper on ephemeral liquid water at the surface of the Martian North […]
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 […]