Become Involved!
This could be your chance to get involved in frontline space research! PolAres is organized by making use of both professionals and volunteers, as it has been demonstrated through the AustroMars project very successfully. Hence, the Austrian Space Forum offers volunteers the opportunity to become part of the programme e.g. by providing their individual expertise (e.g. management, arts, engineering, expedition safety etc…).
It is our strong believe, that volunteer work does not mean “amateurish” work, but can obtain the same high level of professionalism given the proper training, commitment and enthusiasm as long as the right people are dedicated to the right work place.PolAres unites people from various backgrounds. We encourage you to also use the programme as your personal chance to increase your knowledge, share inspiration and further your personal network, wisdom and insights about space exploration.
If you are interested send us a message with the following information:
If you submit this information, a PolAres representative will contact you (usually within 3 to 4 workdays) and will explore with you what PolAres is about and what might be the right place for you in the programme as a volunteer. We would like to point out, that at this moment, -except for a limited amount of scientific and engineering tasks- most of the work is being done in Austria/Europe.
This is your chance. Use it.
PolAres Schedule Update
Between 01 - 28. February 2013, the Austrian Space Forum will conduct an integrated Mars analog field simulation in the northern Sahara near Erfoud, Morocco. Directed by a Mission Support Center in Austria, a small field crew will conduct experiments preparing for future human Mars missions mainly in the fields of engineering, planetary surface operations, astrobiology, geophysics/geology, life sciences and other.
This field mission is supported by the Ibn-Battuta-Center at the University of Marrakesh, Morocco. The Austrian Space Forum now solicitates proposals to be reviewed by a selection panel. The deadline for submissions is 15. June 2012, the announcement of the successful experiments will be released on 15. July 2012.
Detail
The analysis of Mars analogue environments on Earth is of paramount importance for the interpretation of the data from past, present and future orbital and landed missions, as well as mission planning (both robotic and human). Sedimentary environments in particular attract strong interest because they can retain the palaeoclimatic and palaeoenvironmental history of the planet and under the right conditions may harbour fossil or present life signatures.
Date: 25. - 27. October 2012
Location: Conference Centre of the Hotel Meridien N'Fis at Marrakech, Morocco Organization: European Space Agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, International Association of Sedimentologits, Ibn Battuta Centre, IRSPS, Universite Cadi Ayyad.
Between 01 - 28. February 2013, the Austrian Space Forum will conduct an integrated Mars analog field simulation in the northern Sahara near Erfoud, Morocco. Directed by a Mission Support Center in Austria, a small field crew will conduct experiments preparing for future human Mars missions mainly in the fields of engineering, planetary surface operations, astrobiology, geophysics/geology, life sciences and other.
Become involved!
This could be your chance to get involved in frontline space research!
We are looking for volunteers for the PolAres Programme!
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