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Articles about PolAres program
written by Renana Bruckstein and Arfor Houwman, Analog Astronauts class of 2026 When you are on a mission – whether in space, in an extreme environment on Earth, or even in a high-performance setting in everyday life – you have […]
Between 05-18Apr2027 (tbc), the Austrian Space Forum will conduct its next major international Marsanalog mission in the Monsaraz region in Portugal (tbc). The field mission will be carried out in a Martianterrestrial analog and directed by a dedicated Mission Support […]
Oct 13th – 26th 2025, 1 mission, multiple habitats, collaborative research. The largest coalition of space professionals and organization are simulating for two weeks, how we will live and work in Space as a community. Day 14: 26 October 2025The […]
Vienna is the central hub! On October 13, 2025 the largest Moon/Mars analog mission to date launched with 17 institutions on five continents: the “World’s Biggest Analog.” From October 13 to 26, 2025, 16 Mars/Moon habitats, under the leadership of […]
This year, the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2025 in Vienna brought together over 20,000 researchers, professionals, and science communicators from around the world. I had the great pleasure of representing the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) and presented my […]
On 10 March 2024, the AMADEE-24 Mars simulation of the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) was launched in the breathtaking, barren landscapes of Armenia. Over 200 scientists from 26 countries were involved with their equipment, robotic vehicles and experiments. The choice […]
Many planetary robotics applications require (semi-)autonomous rover operation for which localization is essential. During the ESA-ESRIC Space Resources Challenge in 2021 and more recently AMADEE-24 in Armenia in March 2024, we put a methodology where a mobile system first distributes […]
Investigations on the indoor air quality (IAQ) of spaceships are rare and were mainly performed on the ISS and MIR and are not known from habitats. However, the situation is expected to be comparable with that in stations. Layouts of […]
Future space exploration missions, particularly those targeting Mars, will require astronauts to achieve a high degree of self-sufficiency, minimising dependence on Earth-supplied resources. One promising solution to this challenge is the cultivation of food using hydroponic systems, which offer space […]
During the AMADEE24 mission in Armenia, the GEOS experiment focuses on geologic survey activities at the simulated Martian landing site. GEOS applies classic geological field survey methods to a simulated mission to Mars, drawing on the experience of the lunar […]
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