Gebrüder Weiss supports OeWF Mars Analog Mission

Internatinal Logistics Company chosen to manage the Transport of Valuable Equipment to the Mars Mission Site in Israel.

The logistics and transport experts at Gebrüder Weiss will assist the globally unique mission of transporting equipment together with 16 international scientific experiments for the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) as it carries out its 13th simulation of a crewed Mars mission from October 15 to November 15. Numerous international research institutions are involved in the “Amadee-20” mission and four of Gebrüder Weiss’s apprentices will also prepare all the logistics and handle the customs formalities for this unusual transport of sensitive materials from Austria to the testing site in Israel’s Negev desert.

Dr. Gernot Grömer, Director of the OeWF says, “There are our two spacesuit simulators as well as highly sensitive equipment for 16 experiments being conducted by our international research partners for the Amadee-20 mission. Two sea freight containers are needed to transport the equipment. We have found a reliable partner in Gebrüder Weiss, one of Europe’s leading transport and logistics companies, the company is as focused on quality and precision as the Austrian Space Forum.”

“The exacting requirements of the Mars analog mission are a welcome opportunity for us to showcase our logistics expertise. We have purposefully chosen our trainees for this challenge as we believe in providing opportunities for our next generation of logistics experts. They need to experience the weight of responsibility to become trailblazers of tomorrow. Our four apprentices will be responsible, under supervision, for handling all logistical tasks, customs formalities, and the transport of the mission equipment,” says Armin Ploner, Branch Manager Air & Sea at Gebrüder Weiss in Hall.