{"id":13987,"date":"2018-02-12T16:45:19","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T14:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oewf.org\/?p=13987"},"modified":"2018-02-12T17:46:57","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T15:46:57","slug":"en-news-update-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oewf.org\/en\/2018\/02\/en-news-update-2\/","title":{"rendered":"News Update: First days of Isolation Phase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>It&#8217;s been busy days both at the Mission Support Center (MSC) in Innsbruck and at Kepler Station in the desert of Oman: the AMADEE-18 isolation phase officially started on February 8th, 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Below, you can see a video of the start of an Extravehicular Activity on February 9th; the two analog astronauts Kartik Kumar and Inigo Munoz are leaving the Kepler Station in full gear.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7r8RD0J2k2w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>At the MSC, we&#8217;ve also had exciting days; a visit from Dr. Saleh, president of the Oman Astronomical Society was definitely one of the highlights so far. We showed him around the MSC and it was a great experience for everyone.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13988\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/PS_6257-smol.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13988\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13988\" src=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/PS_6257-smol.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Saleh at the MSC, being shown around the Flight Control Room. Photo: (c) OeWF (Paul Santek).\" width=\"1024\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/PS_6257-smol.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/PS_6257-smol-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/PS_6257-smol-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/PS_6257-smol-600x369.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13988\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Saleh at the MSC, being shown around the Flight Control Room. Photo: (c) OeWF (Paul Santek).<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What else? A dust devil in Oman got everyone&#8217;s attention on EVA: see the video below!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We were so lucky today when going out to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/simualteMars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#simualteMars<\/a> EVA. A dust devil passed by ? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AMADEE18?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AMADEE18<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8y9JUYp7N4\">pic.twitter.com\/8y9JUYp7N4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Austr. Space Forum (@oewf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oewf\/status\/961907059015999488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you yourself want to get involved, you can help spread the words with the hashtags #AMADEE18 #simulateMars! You can find our social media down at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n<p>And, last but not least; the stars in the desert are so, so beautiful&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13990\" style=\"width: 2058px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stars.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13990\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13990\" src=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stars.jpg\" alt=\"Long-time exposure of the night sky in Oman. Photo: (c) Osama Al-Busaidi.\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stars.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stars-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stars-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stars-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Long-time exposure of the night sky in Oman. Photo: (c) Osama Al-Busaidi.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been busy days both at the Mission Support Center (MSC) in Innsbruck and at Kepler Station in the desert of Oman: the AMADEE-18 isolation phase officially started on February 8th, 2018. 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