Robert Wild

Physicist at the U. of Innsbruck, studying laboratory astrochemistry. Analog Astronaut for the Austrian Space Forum. Crew member of the analog mission AMADEE20.

[Robert Wild @Astro_Wild]

To all my interested followers: I have found that the twitter format doesn't match my posting style too well, so I'm moving my online presence to instagram. Follow me there at _astro_wild_ if you're interested in further posts about my life as an analog astronaut. Seeya there!

[Robert Wild @Astro_Wild]

The data coming from Perseverance are amazing, but I'm really excited for the trial flights of Ingenuity, the Mars helicopter. We'll be exploring the interaction between Analog Astronauts and airborne drones in our upcoming simulation, #AMADEE20.
#ExploringTomorrow

[Robert Wild @Astro_Wild]

Amazing landing, and excited to see what's coming! But I kinda feel like they should rename the Opportunity rover as Perseverance, and maybe call this Perseverance II. Let's hope it proves just as robust or even more so.

[ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover @NASAPersevere]

Your front-row seat to my Mars landing is here. Watch how we did it.

#CountdownToMars

[ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover @NASAPersevere]

Your front-row seat to my Mars landing is here. Watch how we did it.

#CountdownToMars

[Robert Wild @Astro_Wild]

@AntonAhlback Thanks! It took something like three hours, but I was not hurrying.

[Robert Wild @Astro_Wild]

Thought I might share something not space related. I built myself a snow shelter (specifically a quinzhee) to spend the night in the mountains. It's hard work, but the solitude, the serene quiet night, the clear starry sky, and the not freezing to death are totally worth it.

[Robert Wild @Astro_Wild]

Controlling a rover through its cameras, but with haptic feedback to help out. That was tons of fun! Going down the stairs was a piece of cake. Up didn't really work, though.

[Austr. Space Forum @oewf]

And here you see the symbiosis of #Merop from @ISR_Lisboa & Husky rover in action. On the console is @Astro_Wild

#AMADEE20 #simulateMars

[Robert Wild @Astro_Wild]

Unfortunately the mission is postponed one year, but we still had a successful training weekend. Got to know the rover up close, and had a chance to practice with a smaller version.

[Austr. Space Forum @oewf]

#AMADEE20 experiment teams Exoscot 🇦🇹 & Merop @ISR_Lisboa are cooperating together with the rovers. The Husky - veteran of #AMADEE18 - is now controlled by the Merop force feedback device 😍
#simulateMars

[Robert Wild @Astro_Wild]

Another packed weekend of preparations to #SimulateMars. It included psych training, hands on practice with the drone hardware, and food tastings of meals developed by dieticians. Also suited fellow crew member Joao. It's getting smoother every time.

[Robert Wild @Astro_Wild]

Preparing to #SimulateMars at our first dress rehearsal weekend. Mission Support Center is taking shape and we got a closer look at experiment procedures and hardware. Inigo here trying out rover controls haptic feedback. Also learned how to take some bio samples. For science!

[Robert Wild @Astro_Wild]

Glad to see the subject of my PhD thesis is now combined with my current interests.

[Austr. Space Forum @oewf]

#ScienceSunday

Scientists succeeded🧑‍🔬👩‍🔬in puting rubidium atoms into the state of an ultracold quantum gas on the ISS.

More at ➡️ https://t.co/r5GlkciU9w
Research paper ➡️ https://t.co/YDL35056KY

📷 ©️ NASA

#ColdMatterLab #BoseEinsteinKondensat #ISS

[Austr. Space Forum @oewf]

#MarsMonday during the last months our Aouda spacesuits underwent intense care to prepare them for our next #simulateMars mission in Israel. Analog Astronaut @Astro_Wild recently tested the upgrades & recommissioned the spacesuit.

#AMADEE20 #ExploringTomorrow

[Robert Wild @Astro_Wild]

Getting excited about the mission based on all these cool experiments!

[Austr. Space Forum @oewf]

#AMADEE20 science ⚛️ in full swing this weekend 😀 All principal investigators with their teams are showing their experiment hardware & walk us through the procedures.
Important step to ensure experiment can be done by analog astronauts during #simulateMars in Israel. 🔴🚀

[Robert Wild @Astro_Wild]

I'm going to Marsrael! Today it became official that I was selected to be part of the crew. Looking forward to working with this amazing team.

[Austr. Space Forum @oewf]

This is our international field crew for #AMADEE20 mission in cooperation with @ILSpaceAgency 🎉
from left: Commander @Astro_Joao 🇵🇹, Deputy @izarnauta 🇪🇸, @Astro_Anika 🇩🇪, @AstroAlon 🇮🇱, @ThomasWijnen 🇳🇱 and @Astro_Wild 🇦🇹

All details ➡️ https://t.co/ghltKyuaqb

[Robert Wild @Astro_Wild]

CGTN did a cool special about the OEWF and analog astronauts. Still trying to figure out what it means to "act natural" in front of a TV camera. Oh well, it only broadcast in about 270 countries anyway.
https://t.co/p6wu4PDRx1

[Robert Wild @Astro_Wild]

Here I am demonstrating our suit to the film crew of the China Global Television Network. Seriously cool equipment on both sides of the lens.

[Austr. Space Forum @oewf]

Kicking off the working week with a visit of @CGTNOfficial who are recording our Mars spacesuit simulator for a documentary 🚀📺

#simulatemars

[Robert Wild @Astro_Wild]

Excited to be at the Analog Astronaut graduation at the European Mars Conference in London. We ended with the regolith ceremony, where we swallowed a mixture of Mars and moon simulant and earth dirt (washed down with water). No turning back now!

[Robert Wild @Astro_Wild]

I had to wait till the last slot at our final training weekend, but the wait and the work was worth it. My chance in the suit, practicing my skills during an EVA. Made me forget about our upcoming six hour final exam. #oewf

[Robert Wild @Astro_Wild]

@oewf Nobody wants to hear that. I will spare you the pain.

[Robert Wild @Astro_Wild]

My turn with the training gloves for the spacesuit simulator. There are 3 layers, making fine motor skills practice a must for successful operations.
Household chores... not too hard.
Origami... surprisingly decent.
Violin... hopeless.
#oewf