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Until 25th of April will post every day a picture of the day about the Rio Tinto Mars expedition simulation! 25. April 2011 That was our week! Watch it and enjoy! 24.April 2011 Farewell! After the debriefing on Friday in […]
One Week That’s it- THE WEEK, for which we have waited so long. One week, we will remember for years. But nevertheless on this day, the last day of our mission, the feelings of the members are split. On one hand […]
There we are, 4 days in simulation, an ‘Olympus Mons’ of data, and our thirst for knowledge has not been satisfied yet. Our field crew in Spain is working hard on many different experiments, supply us constantly with data, defy […]
A concerto of mobile phone ringtones disturb the quiet of the camp. Getting up means to crawl out of a wet sleeping bag in a wet tent, put on some damp clothes and grabbing a wet role of toilet paper […]
The sound of heavy rain wakes me. While it is still dark, getting back to sleep is out of the question: at half five my alarm will go off anyway. The weather forecast predicts a dry morning, with heavy thunderstorms […]
Engagement, enthusiasm and passion… All this characterizes the spirit of the Austrian Space Forum and the spirit of each individual member. But actually what exactly is the Austrian Space Forum? The Austrian Space Forum is an Austrian network for aerospace […]
Long before the first human will set a foot on another planet; a reconnaissance robot – so called Rover – will have already been there in advance. Even a manned space mission will still be accompanied by a Rover to […]
Ulrich Luger is the central point. He is used to it. On this sunny morning a bunch of people is standing around- and handing stuff to him: special underwear, headgear, a few uncomfortable looking parts for his arms and legs […]
Enjoy the Mars in a very small distance! Concentrated scientists, who are surrounded by computers… A space- suit in a landscape full of red sand and hills… And a rover, equipped with cameras, which is observing this situation… Let us […]
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 […]
