The HAP-alpha flight platform was fitted with electromechanical vibrators to identify its vibration characteristics. The image shows a side view along the wing of the aircraft.

The HAP-alpha flight platform was fitted with electromechanical shakers to identify its vibration characteristics.

Arrival at :envihab – Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski (second from right) will spend approximately a week at the facility operated by the DLR Institute of Aerospace Medicine in Cologne. His programme here ...

ESA-Projektastronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski und Ax-4 Missionsspezialist mit einem Experiment auf der Internationalen Raumstation ISS. Nach 19 Tagen auf der ISS ist der polnische ...

ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski is staying for about a week in DLR's aerospace medicine facility after his return from the Space Station. The living quarters and labs are equipped to ...

A particular challenge of the Ground Vibration Test (GVT) on the high-altitude platform – HAP-alpha – was its extremely lightweight and therefore highly flexible design. The aircraft's construction ...

During the Ground Vibration Test, numerous sensors were used to record the dynamic properties of the platform – including acceleration sensors mounted on its electric motors.

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Immediately after landing back on Earth, ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski is spending about a week at :envihab – DLR's aerospace medicine centre. For researchers, this direct return ...

After eight days, the study concluded and the six participants regained contact with the outside world. Final interviews and examinations now follow. As part of ESA's SOLIS8 isolation study, three men ...

For around 20 years, DLR institutes have been working on new approaches to engine construction, from propellers to innovative open-fan concepts. Read more about their advantages and disadvantages in ...

The crew had to complete tasks several times a day, including meetings and daily morning and evening briefings. Participants used the table in the M5 module this as well as for eating and leisure ...