 Armenia moving closer to hosting next Mars simulation April 17, 2023 - 16:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A memorandum on conducting analog studies of Mars was signed between the Armenian Aerospace Agency and the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) in Yerevan on Monday, April 17, Sputnik Armenia reports. The Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) will be conducting its next AMADEE-24 Mars simulation in Armenia in March 2024. A small field crew of highly trained analog astronauts with spacesuit simulators will conduct experiments preparing for future human and robotic Mars exploration missions. The agreement was signed by the head of the Armenian Space Agency (ArmCosmos) Mher Mehrabyan and OeWF director Gernot Grömer. According to Grömer, Armenia will be at the epicenter of Mars exploration throughout the year. He expressed hope that the country would take an active part in the project in terms of attracting innovative developments. "Representatives from 20 countries want to join the researchers," Grömer said.   Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020."   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
