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Austrian Space Forum concludes challenging Expedition in Armenia
On April 05 2024 the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) concluded its 4-week Mars Analog Mission AMADEE-24 that had been hosted by the Armenian Aerospace Agency. The analog astronauts and supporting teams in Armenia and Austria overcame some challenging situations to […]
AMADEE-24 Picture of the Day
Day 25: 05 April 2024How time does fly! With a heavy heart we say Good Bye to our test site in Armenia, overlooked by the majestic Mount Ararat. We will now start packing our equipment, rovers and spacesuit-simulators. Our thanks […]
Mars Analog Mission starts in Armenia!
International Crew of Six Analog Astronauts will emulate the Exploration of the Red Planet Following intensive preparations, the 14th Mars Analog Mission of the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) starts today. AMADEE-24 is carried out in cooperation with the Armenian Space […]
Mars Analog Mission in Armenia is GO
Livestream on March 12th AMADEE-24, the 14th Mars Analog Mission of the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) conducted in cooperation with the Armenian Space Agency, will start on March 12, 2024. The very valuable and mostly unique mission equipment has already […]
AMADEE-24: Three days dress rehearsal in Vienna
What a dress rehearsal! It was three intensive days from January 26 to 28, 2024 with a well-attended press conference, 150 AMADEE-24 team members from over 26 countries and 350 visitors during the public day at our logistics partner Gebrüder […]
The best pictures & videos of the year 2023
For the past 14 years, we have always looked back on the last day of the year and reviewed our OeWF year. Despite saying goodbye to our first small satellite, ADLER-1, which burned up in June 2023, we launched a […]
Polar Star Award goes to Niklas Hedman
Austrian Space Forum honors former Senior Supervisor of the Conferences of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space On Saturday, 16. December 2023, the Austrian Space Forum (Österreichisches Weltraum Forum, OeWF) honored Niklas Hedman with the Polar […]
Print the AMADEE-20 Habitat in 3D!
Do you have access to a 3D printer? If so, we have an exciting project for you! You can now print the AMADEE-20 habitat, complete with solar panels and the Mercator rover, based on our Mars simulation in Israel. We’ve […]
ESA Juice Social Space Event – two intense and unforgettable days
As part of the ESAJuice Social Space Event on 12 and 13 April 2023, I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Experimenta, Germany’s largest science centre, in Heilbronn together with almost 40 like-minded people. Experience creates knowledge, that is the […]