Duties: Flight Crew
CV:
Born in 1974, studies of geodesy at the University of Innsbruck and the
University of Technology in Graz, completed his degree in civil
engineering (Dipl.-Ing.) in 1997 with emphasis on geo-information,
employed at technical consultant DI Weiser for three years, since 2000
freelance technical consultant for surveying as director of
Weiser-Kandler Civil Engineering OEG in Schwaz/Tyrol, main focus on
gps-measurements, technical surveying and terrestrial laserscanning,
realisation of several new projects especially in the area of gps-aided
monitoring of landslides and technical surveying. Married with Heidrun
since 2000, their favorite hobby at the time: their son Paul (15
months).
christophkandleraustromarsat
(at)Flight Crew
The Flight Crew was presented on Monday, 20th february at a press conference. The training started in December 2005 in Graz. Following you will find all names and short portraits of the flight crew for the AustroMars Mission in April 2006.
DI Norbert Frischauf, Commander
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Duties: Flight Crew Commander, AustroMars Project Management, Engineering Unit Management CV: born 1968, holds a master of engineering degree from the Technical University Vienna; International Space University summer school (Houston/Texas). Member of the Space Generation Advisory Council (Board of Mentors). Research activities at the European Centre for Nuclear Research (Geneva/Switzerland), project manager of various ÖWF-events (e.g. the Science Fiction Week). System engineer of the european LunarSat mission and future studies and -technologies at the European Space Technology Centre of the European Space Agency in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. At present act as high-technology consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton in Europe. norbert.frischauf(at)austromars.at |
Mag. Alexander Soucek, MSS, First Officer
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Duties: Flight Crew First Officer, AustroMars Project Management, Humanties Unit Management CV: Born 1978, studied law at the Paris Lodron University, Salzburg, master of space studies at the International Space University in Strassbourg/France. Research activities in the field of space law and space policy at the Space Policy Institute, George Washington University, Washington D.C., NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Maryland, the Office for Outer Space Affairs of the United Nations (Vienna), the German Space Operations Center (Darmstadt, Germany); member of the European Centre for Space Law (ECSL), project manager of austrias largest space contest "spacecity salzburg". Flight Crew 37th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign. At present working for the European Space Agency in the field of Earth Observation Ground Segment in Frascati (Italy). alexander.soucek(at)austromars.at |
Mag. Gernot Grömer, Health and Safety Officer
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Duties: Flight Crew, AustroMars Project Management, Science and Logistik & Support Unit Management CV: Born 1975, masters degree in astronomy (Leopold-Franzens University, Innsbruck), International Space University summer school (Houston/Texas), teaching assistent at the ISU summer school (Cleveland/Ohio). Member of the Space Generation Advisory Council (Board of Mentors). Various research sojourns in Italy, USA and Chile. Outreach coordinator of the european lunar mission LunarSat, simulation of a crewed expedition on Mars in Utah. Flight Crew 37th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign. gernot.groemer(at)austromars.at |
Ostv. Christian Hutsteiner, Flight Engineer
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Duties: Flight Crew CV: Born 1972 in Innsbruck, grown up in the tyrolean mountains, professional school for aviation in Langenlebarn, secondary school for mechanical engineering and aviation in Eisenstadt, draftee time in Graz at the military airport at the Saab S-35 Dragon homebase and 1994 education to get a helicopterpilot, until now working as a pilot on Utility helicopter S-70 Black Hawk and AB 212 Huey in Langenlebarn, repeated emergency trainings on Simulators in West Palm Beach/Florida and Stockholm, training for physiological behaviour in the aviation in Königsbrück/Deutschland, survivaltraining with special forces, several missions abroad in Albania and Kosovo. christian.hutsteiner(at)austromars.at |
Dipl.-Ing. Christoph Kandler, Mission Specialist Planetary Science
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Dipl. BMA Markus Spiss, Mission Specialist Life Science
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Duties: Flight Crew (at)CV: Born 1977, study of Biomedical Science at the University Hospital Innsbruck. Diploma thesis at the Tyrolean Cancer Research Institute in Innsbruck, collaboration at international research projects at the biochemical department of the University Zurich and at the oncology department of the Medical University in Zürich. Since 2 years Application Scientist at a renowned medical robotic company in Switzerland. Paramedic at the Austrian mountain Rescue Foundation and member of the Society of Alpine and Altitude Medicine. markusspissaustromarsat |
DI Johannes Gross, Backup Flight Engineer
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Duties: Backup Crew CV: Born 1979 in Vienna, International Study Program Petroleum Engineering at Mining University of Leoben and at Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. Technical training at appropriate energy companies in Austria, Germany and Albania. Board member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Student Chapter Leoben (2001 - 2003). Partizipatipion at various European Student Council Meetings. Project Assistant for emissionprognosis and airquality at TU Vienna (2004 - 2005). From 2006 training to fieldengineer for Schlumberger Oilfield Services. johannes.gross(at)austromars.at |
Dipl.-Ing. Johannes Nendwich, Backup Life Science
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Duties: Backup Crew (at)CV: Born 1969 in Waldviertel/Austria, Highschool in Krems, study of technical physics (in parts also technical mathematics) at the Technical University Vienna. Study of astronomy at the University Vienna. Placement/Contract for services/scholarship at the research center Seibersdorf. 1995/1996 serving at the Austrian Army. Research Promotion Projects at the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Vienna, software projects (document -identification, -registration and -processing), Enviromental NGO Engagement and cave explorer. johannesnendwichaustromarsat |
Mag. René Vidalli, Backup Planetary Science
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Duties: Backup Crew CV: Born in 1966, 1976-1983: HIB Liebenau (public school emphasising physical education), 1983-1984: visiting highschool in the USA, 1984-1986: BORG Graz (high school), graduating with Matura (general qualification for university entrance), 1986-1987: volunteering in the Austrian Army for one year, 1996-2002: studies of sport sciences, master's degree (Mag.), since 1990: croupier at Casinos Austria. Marathons in Graz, Vienna and London, several triathlons (among them two ironman triathlons in Klagenfurt in 2004 and 2005). rene.vidalli(at)austromars.at |
Events (german)
27. April - 01 May 2012: Field test Austria
After Rio Tinto in April 2011 this will be the first field test after upgrading the Aouda.X space suit simulator. Proposed location: Dachstein cave systems (upper Austria)
