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Final preparations for the AMADEE-20

Getting ready to send our Prototype to simulated Mars.

Members of Team Tumbleweed in a video call with Gregory Hajos

Interview with retired NASA employee Greg Hajos

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

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

Final preparations for the AMADEE-20

Members of Team Tumbleweed in a video call with Gregory Hajos

Interview with retired NASA employee Greg Hajos

Climatic Wind Tunnel Test

AMADEE20 Dress Rehearsal

Construction V3 Prototype

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Greetings from the Red Planet! In late 2021, NASA

Greetings from the Red Planet!

In late 2021, NASA shared this stunning "Postcard from Mars. Created from a composite of two panorama shots taken by the Curiosity rover's navigation cameras, scientists added blue, orange, and green colors to this image.
The picture shows a view down the slope of Aeolis Mons, or Mount Sharp, a mountain over 5,000 km tall inside the Gale crater.

Image credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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Last week, we had the pleasure of attending Entrep

Last week, we had the pleasure of attending Entrepreneurship Avenue's Startup Fair in Vienna! Our attending members had a great time connecting with visitors and other young companies. Thank you @entrepreneurship.avenue for having us!

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In her three years at Team Tumbleweed, @oneemik ha

In her three years at Team Tumbleweed, @oneemik has seen many sides of our organization from different subteams. As the Science & Organization Lead, Onė's work is imperative for the Tumbleweed Mission's success. Whether she's improving organizational strategies or discussing science goals, Onė keeps our vision in mind.

Here's what she thinks about one of our important team values: "'Dream big' lies at the core of our mission - what dream is bigger than that of going to space? I think that in order to progress as humankind, it is essential for us to do so: At the core of innovation that improves our daily lives lies science. There are a lot of different ways of achieving scientific progress, and for us, it's by going to deep space, starting with Mars. And in the end, it's a really exciting endeavor!"

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What to some people may seem like one of the more

What to some people may seem like one of the more "boring" planets in our Solar System, has recently shown many more colors than its characteristic duck-egg blue. In recent pictures, NASA has shared more of the fascinating facets of Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun.

Image 1: In April, NASA released a stunning new view of the ice giants' rings, taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. Due to the telescope's sensitivity, JWST can detect fainter dust rings that went unnoticed in earlier images.

Images 2-4: In wavelengths visible to the human eye, Uranus appears rather plain. Going toward longer wavelengths, however, the planet shows plenty more shades. Using ground-based satellites, scientists recently took a look into deeper layers of Uranus' atmosphere. These images show relatively warm air lighting up around the north pole to the left. This indicates that there may be a cyclone of frozen methane, ammonia, and hydrogen sulfide at the pole. Unlike the other planets in the Solar System, Uranus' axis of rotation is tilted by 90°, which causes the patch to deviate from where we would usually expect to see the pole.

We love seeing this new side of Uranus - our favorite planet remains red, though!

Image credits: Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI. Image processing: J. DePasquale (STScI), NASA/JPL-Caltech/VLA

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This week's spotlight is on our systems engineers

This week's spotlight is on our systems engineers working on our Tumbleweed Mars rover!

The systems engineering team, led by Head of Systems Engineering Lucas Cohen, lays the engineering foundation in order to generate a working Tumbleweed Rover design. It is also vital in synchronizing all other technical projects and preparing upcoming Earth demonstration missions. Individually, Lucas is defining the transfer and approach segments of the mission, while Furqan and Darius are analyzing the entry, descent, and landing phase. Furthermore, Markus and Mihir are collaborating with Technical Lead Julian to investigate the rover's movement during the mobile phase using the Mars Climate Database. Ultimately, they are all working towards a functional and operational design of the Mars Demonstrator Mission.

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Getting our Tumbleweed Mars rovers to the Red Plan

Getting our Tumbleweed Mars rovers to the Red Planet is quite an ambitious undertaking. To make it work, we all stand by one of our core values: Committing to excellence.
As a part of the P3 project, Jakov - one of our newest members - works on the aerodynamics and sails, an essential aspect of the wind-driven Tumbleweed Mars rover. In the team, he has already learned quite a bit: "When I started at Team Tumbleweed, I faced some new challenges. These challenges not only included the integration of Team Tumbleweed alongside studies and a part-time job but also strengthening communication with colleagues and later successfully integrating new team members.
At first, you are not on the same level of knowledge as the rest of the team. You have to learn new activities and not be afraid to ask questions. Initial mistakes are not uncommon and over time you learn how to tackle these tasks correctly. Cooperation with team members plays an important role here, even if it only takes place virtually.
The great thing about a communicative team is that you get help as soon as you get stuck with a problem or if you are unavailable due to other activities. However, a strong exchange helped me solve problems with the tasks and also improve my own solutions. I learned both from my mistakes and from the mistakes and ideas of others.
New tasks are not only a challenge but also an enrichment of one's own knowledge and cooperation in the team.
Commitment to excellence does not mean having to do everything alone. It means growing beyond yourself and developing a positive but also critical attitude toward your work. Your own contribution is part of the solution." Well said, Jakov!

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