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The OeWF conducts interdisciplinary research \\ with international partners on exploration strategies for future human Mars expeditions.
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Measuring Movement in Simulated Hypogravity: A Markerless Pipeline for VTF<\/a><\/h2>From synchronized videos captured with smartphones to the three-dimensional kinematics of the lower limbs at ESA\u2019s Vertical Treadmill Facility written by Gioele Giuseppe Liotta\u00a0 |\u00a0 Master’s Thesis in Biomedical Engineering\u00a0 |\u00a0 September 2026 Walking seems automatic only because we are […]<\/div>
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14 Days Underground: What Asclepios VI Taught Me About Isolation (Part 2 – The science side)<\/a><\/h2>written by Marla Lynn Welsch What Can We Measure About Humans? During Asclepios VI, numerous scientific experiments explored exactly these interactions. With Raptor, a lunar lander simulator, we had to safely land a virtual spacecraft on the Moon. Questionnaires and cognitive […]<\/div>
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The Instrument That Follows No Script: Inside Caillou’s Software<\/a><\/h2>In this article our intern Nikola Ivanov writes about the software that turns a Raspberry Pi, a laser and a camera into an instrument an operator can run from the habitat, or, in the fiction of the mission, from another […]<\/div>
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14 Days Underground: What Asclepios VI Taught Me About Isolation (Part 1 – The human side)<\/a><\/h2>written by Marla Lynn Welsch Nine analog astronauts. One underground bunker in Switzerland. Fourteen days in isolation. What can an analog Moon or Mars mission teach us about how humans function when they cannot simply walk away? When you picture […]<\/div>
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From CAD Models to Physical Prototype: Hardware Implementation and AIV of the Caillou Instrument<\/a><\/h2>This article describes the ongoing work of our interns on the Caillou project \u2013 a synthetic Raman spectrometer for AMADEE-27.\u00a0 To learn more about idea and design process read this article: https:\/\/oewf.org\/en\/2026\/06\/synthetic-raman-spectrometer-for-amadee-27\/. The second article describes the process how to […]<\/div>
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A Spacesuit fit for a Princess<\/a><\/h2>By Ludovica Valentini and Olivia Drayson When you picture an astronaut, chances are you imagine them wearing a spacesuit. But have you ever wondered what lies behind this sophisticated equipment? Since the beginning of human spaceflight, spacesuits have been developed […]<\/div>
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\n\t\t\n\t\t\t#ScienceSunday: BepiColombo's Journey to Mercury C<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"#ScienceSunday:\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n\t\t\n\t\t\tHow do you measure the human body adapting to Mars<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n <\/path>\n <\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\"How\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>
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