[WIA-E Bremen and Cologne] EAC – Luna – MUSC - SPACE FOOD

Photography: Visit of WIA-E Bremen in 2016, copyright : DLR (CC-BY 3.0)

Dear WIA-Europe Members,

Many of us dream to cross the Karman line one day, but how to become an astronaut?

This is a reminder to join the unique opportunity to visit and take part to the Space Tour in Cologne guided by Maria Grulich the Cologne Regional Network Leader and ISS Crew Support Engineer and EUROCOM for ESA and other experts. This is a unique event co-organized by WIA-E Bremen and Cologne:

• Visit to the European Astronaut Center – EAC with various replicas of the European Columbus laboratory, part of the International Space Station (ISS); Console rooms for communication with astronauts on board the International Space Station; and a 10-metre-deep Neutral Buoyancy Facility (NBF) trainingshall, EUROCOM, ECOS ESA – EAC
• Visit Luna Analog Facility ESA – Luna facility brings Moon to Earth LUNA Analog Facility – Mond auf Erden – YouTube
• MUSC Microgravity User Support Center operates major equipment for the scientific use of space on the ISS in the disciplines of materials science, biological and extraterrestrial sciences and technology https://www.dlr.de/en/rb/about-us/departments/microgravity-user-support-center-musc?ref=joshuniverse.com

Join a social event in the afternoon !

Take this chance to spend a weekend in the beautiful Cologne!

When: Friday 16th May 2025 at 13:30

While admission to the event is free, places are limited so make sure to book in advance, however the priority is for WIA Members.

Final agenda will be sent to the participants after the 6th May.

Please register by the 6th May

IMPORTANT INFO: Participants need to bring along their passports/ID to get access onside.

Your WIA-E Bremen/Cologne Organization Team

Maria Grulich is working at ESA in Cologne, Germany as an ISS Crew Support Engineer and EUROCOM, previously as an ISS Payload Operations Engineer & Biolab Project Product Assurance Manager for Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V.

Besides her job, Maria is part of the SGAC [Germany]2023 organizing team.

In addition, Maria recently became the local group leader of Women in Aerospace Cologne group. Maria participated also in two analogue missions at the Mars Desert Research Station and she participated and completed two events of the International Space University: ISP 2020 and SSP2021.