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Interview with retired NASA employee Greg Hajos

Read about Mr. Hajos’ stories from years of working on various projects including at NASA

Join Team Tumbleweed!

We are currently looking for new members from the TU Delft

Climatic Wind Tunnel Test

The AE Vienna team tested the V3 prototype in the RTA Climatic Wind Tunnel.

AMADEE20 Dress Rehearsal

Preparing for the mission in Israel

Construction V3 Prototype

Completion of the prototype by the AE Vienna team

Interview with retired NASA employee Greg Hajos

Join Team Tumbleweed!

Climatic Wind Tunnel Test

AMADEE20 Dress Rehearsal

Construction V3 Prototype

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Over the past century, various methods of imaging

Over the past century, various methods of imaging have brought the most stunning pictures in the universe to us. Often hard to grasp in its complexity and vastness, parts of the universe are studied in deep fields - and the results are quite the eyecatcher!

Image: A portion of the GOODS-North field from the Hubble Deep UV (HDUV) Legacy Survey containing around 15,000 galaxies

Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deep_fields

Image credits: NASA, ESA, P. Oesch (University of Geneva), and M. Montes (University of New South Wales)

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So many new team members we want you to meet! Firs

So many new team members we want you to meet! First up: Dimitri (aka @sedafoxx). As a process engineering student in his 4th semester at the Technical University of Vienna, Dimitri knows the basics of many disciplines, such as maths, physics, electrical engineering, chemistry, material science, and technical drawing. Team Tumbleweed struck Dimitri as the perfect opportunity to apply his knowledge, opting for a place in our AE Vienna team.
As Sedafoxx, Dimitri writes and records songs in his free time - or whatever is left of it, since he also works nights in a homeless shelter!

"To me, nothing is more exciting than to forget your surroundings while working, and then suddenly look up and realize what great stuff you have accomplished." Dimitri wants to share his advice: "Be open! Open to other opinions, open to new experiences, open to criticism. Only an open mind can use the strength of other people."

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All wrapped up! As transporting a sphere with a di

All wrapped up!
As transporting a sphere with a diameter of more than 2 m across almost all of Austria is practically impossible, the V3 Tumbleweed rover prototype, our "Pink Lady", has to be disassembled for transport. Like this, our AE Vienna team could take it to the AMADEE20 dress rehearsal in Innsbruck... but more on that later!

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Did you know that it’s almost time for the annul

Did you know that it’s almost time for the annular solar eclipse again? Swipe to find out what’s going to happen tomorrow, June 10th, and from where you can see it. Head to timeanddate.com to find exact times for viewing the eclipse at your location.

Please remember to never directly stare at the Sun without adequate protection for your eyes. According to space.com, “The only recommended safe filters — those known to block not just the visible, but also the invisible, damaging infrared and ultraviolet rays — are a rectangular arc welder's glass that dims the sun comfortably in visual light (shade #14 for a normal bright sun), or certified eclipse glasses utilizing black polymer, or a metalized filter such as Mylar all made specifically for sun viewing. On a telescope, binoculars, or camera, the filter must be attached securely over the front of the instrument, never behind the eyepiece.” You can also head to https://www.space.com/15614-sun-observing-safety-tips-infographic.html for an infographic on the topic.

Image: Picture of an annular solar eclipse, taken on May 20th 2012

Sources:
https://www.space.com/ring-of-fire-annual-solar-eclipse-2021
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2021-june-10

Image credits:
Smrgeog, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons; no changes made

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As head of Electrical Development, Felix leads one

As head of Electrical Development, Felix leads one of our largest subteams - quite the task! Co-founder Julian caught this lovely shot of him enjoying the sunny weather in Delft and of course, we have to take this opportunity to mention our merch store over at teespring.com/en/stores/team-tumbleweed where you can get the shirt Felix is wearing, among other awesome Tumbleweed-themed clothing items!

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What do you think the first settlement on Mars wou

What do you think the first settlement on Mars would look like?
Inspired by this question, Electrical Development's Vera sketched out this awesome concept for "Tumbleweedia" - including recycled parts of old Tumbleweed rovers - for our last All-Hands meeting!

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