Hypatia joins #100tífiques to promote new scientific role models

Hypatia I crew participated in #100tífiques, an initiative that celebrates in Catalonia the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, established by United Nations on February 11th. #100tífiques is an annual event that promotes scientific and technical vocations among young students, particularly among girls. In this sense, nearly 500 women gave talks in moreSigue leyendo «Hypatia joins #100tífiques to promote new scientific role models»

Hypatia is invited to the first New Space meeting

On December 17th, the Hypatia I crew participated in the first New Space meeting, the aerospace community driven by the Catalan government, in the context of the Digital Catalonia Alliance.  Mariona Badenas-Agustí, Crew Commander & Astronomer of Hypatia I, presented the mission to the audience, composed by professionals and institutions of the public and the private Catalan aerospace sector.  “We want Hypatia I to become the first of many female-led Catalan mission to the MarsSigue leyendo «Hypatia is invited to the first New Space meeting»

Laia Ribas introduces Hypatia at Woman4Space Conference

Laia Ribas, GreenHab Officer of Hypatia I, presented mission at the Women4Space Conference, organized by the Women in Aerospace (WIA) – Europe Barcelona local chapter on November 17th 2021.  In her lecture “Biology in Space: biological studies to improve human exploration in Mars”, Ribas talked about the biological experiments that she will conduct at the Mars Research Desert Station (MDRS), which is a Mars analog station where biological experiments can be performed in a Martian simulation environment.   Laia’s study on theSigue leyendo «Laia Ribas introduces Hypatia at Woman4Space Conference»

Hypatia I has been announced

Hypatia I mission was announced last 13th October at Premis Dona TIC gala, organized by the Catalan Government in Barcelona to recognize the role of women in new technologies in order to promote STEM vocations among young girls. Mariona Badenas-Agustí, crew commander and crew astronomer of Hypatia I, gave a talk about planetary science, specificallySigue leyendo «Hypatia I has been announced»

We are going to Mars!

Every year the Mars Society has open calls for professional scientists and engineers, as well as college students of all levels, to perform research projects and mission operations at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in Utah. The MDRS is a space analog research facility that operates eight months every year. Most crews carry outSigue leyendo «We are going to Mars!»