{"id":9095,"date":"2015-04-13T19:57:38","date_gmt":"2015-04-13T17:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oewf.org\/?p=9095"},"modified":"2018-08-24T13:58:03","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T11:58:03","slug":"tiuterra-crystals-in-orbit-a-photo-proof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oewf.org\/en\/2015\/04\/tiuterra-crystals-in-orbit-a-photo-proof\/","title":{"rendered":"TiuTerra Crystals in orbit: a photo proof :-)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Exactly one year after the first presentation of the TiuTerra crystals ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti sends us a photo of the weightless crystal on board of the International Space Station (ISS). The photo was taken inside the \u201cCupola\u201d &#8211; a dome-shaped viewing window on the ISS. You see very clear the three little TiuTerra\u2019s floating inside the ISS.<br \/>\n<strong>A piece of OeWF hardware is actually in space. An extraordinary piece of hardware.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"550\">\n<p>Happy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CosmonauticsDay?src=hash\">#CosmonauticsDay<\/a> and happy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YurisNight\">@YurisNight<\/a> everyone! Recognize these crystals? Tiuterra <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/spoRPKnFmA\">https:\/\/t.co\/spoRPKnFmA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ce5S0KXUVw\">pic.twitter.com\/Ce5S0KXUVw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sam Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AstroSamantha\/status\/587318221923028992\">April 12, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>What is the TiuTerra Crystal and what is it made of?<\/h3>\n<p>It was named after the old English word for Mars \u201cTiu\u201d and the Latin word for Earth. During the World Space Week 2013 we collected rock samples from 33 countries including a probe from Antarctica and the deep sea. These rock samples were crushed into pieces and mingled with a piece of a Martian meteorite. Finally the whole mass was heated and Swarovski created with a special technique these beautiful crystals. The TiuTerra crystals <strong>is a symbol of the worldwide support of space exploration.<\/strong> 2 Worlds. 1 Crystal.<\/p>\n<h3>A short review of the events:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>4. \u2013 10. October 2013: World Space Week<\/strong><br \/>\nWorldwide call to collect rock samples, with instructions to extract them like a scientist would do on Mars, and sending them to the OeWF spacesuit lab in Austria.<br \/>\nFull story: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oewf.org\/2013\/10\/earth-master-sample-gesteinprobenentnahme-fur-zukunftige-erforscher\/\">www.oewf.org\/2013\/10\/earth-master-sample-gesteinprobenentnahme-fur-zukunftige-erforscher\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>12. April 2014: Yuris Night in\u00a0Vienna<\/strong><br \/>\nHighlight of the Yuris Night in Vienna: Swarovski presents the final product, the TiuTerra crystals and hands it over to the OeWF. In total 100 pieces were produced. They are given to international space organizations and decision makers as well being exhibited in museums. Also during this evening Samantha Cristoforetti tells us via a video message, that she will take three smaller crystals with her on board the ISS.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WryUsLKhOvY?rel=0\" class='white-frame' width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Full story: <a href=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/en\/2014\/04\/yuris-night-2014-revealing-the-tiuterra-crystal\/\">www.oewf.org\/en\/2014\/04\/yuris-night-2014-revealing-the-tiuterra-crystal\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>28. August 2014: Handing over the crystals<br \/>\n<\/strong>At the ESA European Astronaut Center the flight crystals were handed over to Samantha Cristoforetti.<br \/>\nFull story: <a href=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/en\/2014\/08\/tiuterra-flight-three-crystals-for-the-space-station\/\">www.oewf.org\/en\/2014\/08\/tiuterra-flight-three-crystals-for-the-space-station\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>24. November 2014:\u00a0Arriving at the International Space Station<\/strong><br \/>\nIn the early morning the crystals arrive at the ISS together with the astronauts of the Soyuz-TMA-15MAnton Schkaplerow , Terry Virts und Samantha Cristoforetti .<\/p>\n<p><strong>12. April 2015:\u00a0First photo of the crystals in orbit!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9083\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9083\" class=\"wp-image-9083 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/TiuTerra-ISS_SamCristoforetti.jpg\" alt=\"TiuTerra auf ISS (c) Samantha Cristoforetti\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/TiuTerra-ISS_SamCristoforetti.jpg 600w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/TiuTerra-ISS_SamCristoforetti-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/TiuTerra-ISS_SamCristoforetti-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Center: TiuTerra on board the ISS (c) Samantha Cristoforetti<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exactly one year after the first presentation of the TiuTerra crystals ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti sends us a photo of the weightless crystal on board of the International Space Station (ISS). 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