Austria in Space

News

24.06.2022 HERA Mission: Asteroid Defence with know-how "Made in Austria" : DI Gerhard Paar of DIGITAL held a presentation on June the 6th to delegates of the UNOOSA (United United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs) on JOANNEUM RESEARCH's contribution to the HERA mission, which is researching the effects of the impact of a probe on an asteroid.
21.06.2022 Climate protection from outer space - Long Night of Research 2022 : At the Long Night of Research on May 20, 2022, visitors were able to learn more about the topic of space. With around 2,500 program points at 280 locations throughout the country, the tenth edition of the Long Night of Research was the largest science education event in the entire German-speaking region.
19.05.2022 Solar Orbiter space probe offers extraordinary view of the sun : The Solar Orbiter probe sent spectacular measurement data in unprecedented detail from its closest flyby of the Sun at the end of March.

Who is Who

People, companies, organisations, missions, success stories - All you need to know about Austria's space sector.

Events

5. July 2022, 4 p.m.
Wolke 19, Danube City Straße 11, 1220 Vienna, AT.

For exactly 35 years, Austria has been a member of the European Space Agency (ESA). We would like to celebrate the occasion accordingly at a festive event in line with the motto of the Austrian Space Strategy 2030+ "People, Climate, Economy - Space is for EVERYONE!".

06. - 08. July 2022
Kuffner Sternwarte, Vienna, AT

Three days full of astrophysics, space exploration, and fun for kids between ages 8 and 12: This Space Camp is the perfect opportunity for young curious minds to explore the secrets of the universe together!

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Ein Messestand, der über Erdbeobachtung und Weltraumaktivitäten in Österreich informiert. Davor stehen interessierte Besucher:innen, die aufmerksam die ausgestellten Plakate studieren.

Austria in Space at #LNF22

Austria in Space participated at the "Lange Nacht der Forschung" (Long Night of Research) this year.

Space-Wiki

Knowledge about space.

News

19.05.2022 Solar Orbiter space probe offers extraordinary view of the sun : The Solar Orbiter probe sent spectacular measurement data in unprecedented detail from its closest flyby of the Sun at the end of March.

Who is Who

All eyes on Space-Start-Ups: Team Tumbleweed : Team Tumbleweed has a clear vision: Deep Space for Everyone. With their “Tumbleweed” Mars Rover, they aim to bring a new approach to Mars exploration. But what exactly does that look like?

Women in Space: Prof. Dr. Christiane Helling : Since October 2011, Graz has been enriched by a great physicist, space researcher and professor.

R-Space - Success in space with the GreenBox service : Austrian Start-Up R-Space provides the opportunity to conduct IODs in a very quick and simple fashion.

Events

35-Years of Austria at the European Space Agency: "People, Climate, Economy - Space is for EVERYONE"

Space Camp

Austria in Space at #LNF22

Space-Wiki

What exactly is a CubeSat? : More and more satellites are being launched, mostly CubeSats. But what do they look like and what makes them so special?

What is Spacetech? : Upstream, downstream, satellite data - the space sector is so much more than astronaut:ing in space. But what is it all exactly?

How the Austromir experiments still benefit us today : The scientific experiments carried out by Franz Viehböck during the first space flight by an Austrian in 1991 as part of the "Austromir" mission on the Russian Mir space station still have benefits today.

About austrian satellite PEGASUS : The Earth observation satellite PEGASUS celebrates its 4th birthday in June 2021.

How Franz Viehböck became the Austromir Cosmonaut : The 12th of April, the date the first human Yuri Gagarin went into space is celebrated as International Day of Human Spaceflight.