Dachstein Mar Simulation

Dachstein Giant Ice cave

In April 2012, the Dachstein Giant Ice Cave served as the perfect setting for the field trial of a newly developed Mars space suit. Between 27 April to 01 May 2012, a five day Mars analogue field test took place at the Mammut cave and the Giant Ice cave at the Dachstein region in southern Upper Austria coordinated by the Austrian Space Forum (ÖWF).

During this test, the most advanced version of the Aouda.X spacesuit and selected geophysical and life-science related experiments were conducted to providing the Austrian Space Forum with important findings for a manned mission to Mars. 

Haus der Natur in Salzburg

Special exhibition ‘Mars - the discovery of the red planet’ with 'Aouda D.' Mars space suit

In cooperation with the ÖWF (the Austrian Space Forum is currently the only institution in Europe working on the development of a Mars space suit) the world's unique Aouda.D Mars space suit is presented exclusively in the special exhibition ‘Mars - the Discovery of the Red Planet’ at Haus der Natur in Salzburg.

The Mars space suit will be on display at Haus der Natur for the next two years from the end of November 2024.

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