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The Martian Mindset is part of the exhibition that makes space exploration made in Bremen visible and accessible.

The Martian Mindset is part of a special exhibition.

Deutsches Auswandererhaus is now showing the special exhibition “Temptation of Space - Emigrating to the Moon, Mars, Venus?” until January 7.

Children learn about Mars research in a fun way at a science day at an elementary school in Bremen.

The professor for Human Space Exploration Technologies at the Centre for Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM) was faced with a clearly younger audience than usual and provided insights into her research and the Humans on Mars initiative.

Camilla Tossi answered this question at Science goes PUBlic.

Professor Marc Avila on the Martian Mindset Cluster of Excellence proposal

In February, we welcomed Falk Wagner, Bremen State Chairman of the SPD, and colleagues from the SPD Science Committee to the members of the DFG Cluster of Excellence proposal “The Martian Mindset: A Scarcity-Driven Engineering Paradigm”.

The Bremen Senate approved an EU ERDF grant of 3.7 million euros with which the Center for Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM) will build a Mars laboratory. 2.8 million euros will be made available for the optimization of processes in Bremen’s ports.

From November 19 to 21, the “Humans on Mars” initiative not only presented its own research topics, but this year also addressed the cluster application submitted as part of the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments.

Observations from Mars exploration by Dr. Abootaleb Safdari, who was a guest in the program series on November 7.

What does this mean for our everyday lives? Prof. Dr.-Ing. Armin Dekorsy visited the Gastfeld on October 17.

Daniel Meyer found his way from biology to production engineering by chance. Today, he researches how to improve metal surfaces through specialized processing – knowledge that is now becoming important for the University of Bremen’s Martian research.

Askar Kvaratskheliya presented his groundbreaking research on utilizing Martian resources for building and repairing equipment directly on Mars.

One of the focus points of the visit was the newly applied “The Martian Mindset: A Scarcity-Driven Engineering Paradigm” Cluster of Excellence of the Materials Science and Technologies high-profile area.

Professor Dr. Walter Rosenthal, President of the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK), visited the University of Bremen to engage in an exchange about current developments in cutting-edge research. The visit followed an invitation by University of Bremen President Jutta Günther.

“On their way to Mars” were children and pupils in the Humans on Mars and ZARM exhibitor tent.

Astrobiologist Cyprien Verseux from the Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity has been awarded the European Research Council's prestigious Starting Grant. For five years, he will be able to pursue a cutting-edge research project with 1.56 million euros.

The University of Bremen has submitted a full application and an application for continuation in the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Government. The university enters the race with its high-profile areas Materials Science and MARUM – together with the University of Oldenburg.

It is very likely that one day humans will land on Mars. The philosophers Norman Sieroka and Abootaleb Safdari investigate what our lives there might look like.

Mayor Dr. Andreas Bovenschulte and Kathrin Moosdorf, Senator for the Environment, Climate, and Science, honored the work of the Excellence Cluster teams at the University of Bremen at a senate reception. The cluster applications have shown how competitive the scientific landscape in Bremen is.

Self-sufficiency on Mars - Survival Starts with Cyanobacteria.

Botanist Jess Bunchek lived in Antarctica for 14 months. She talks to up2date. about her adventurous life as a scientist.

In March, geophysicist Dr. Christiane Heinicke moved from the habitat at ZARM to the lecture hall to talk about Mars and the possibilities of living there instead of conducting research.

Astrobotanist Jess Bunchek meets bar guests - an exciting insight into her research in an also unusual place.

"With the Martian perspective, we will rethink the production of materials under the premise of resource scarcity." 'The Martian Mindset: A Scarcity-Driven Engineering Paradigm' has achieved initial success.

Dr. Katharina Brinkert explains how her research might not only open up new perspectives for space travel, but also offers promising ways to generate energy more efficiently on Earth.

Students from Delmenhorst Max-Planck-Gymnasium tried out science in theory and practice at the University of Bremen.

The Humans on Mars initiative attended at Space Tech Expo Europe for the second time from November 14 to 16, 2023.

Dr. Cyprien Verseux from ZARM (Center of Applied Space Technology and Mircogravity) about his work for Humans on Mars.

Amrita Suresh and Manuel Meder talked about their work in space robotics in collaboration with the Robotics Innovation Center (RIC) of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence.

Aggressive space radiation, a toxic atmosphere, temperatures averaging minus 65 degrees Celsius. Scientists Christiane Heinicke and Katharina Koschek explain what they are researching in the science magazine "Impact".

"Mars findet Stadt" in the Kulturkirche St. Stephani, with a lecture by Lucio Colombi Ciacchi and Christian Peters

"Mars findet Stadt" in the Kulturkirche St. Stephani, with a lecture by Christiane Heinicke (ZARM), member of the Humans on Mars initative

As part of the "Space Exploration Seminar", Dr.-Ing. Christiane Heinicke presents her research on how humans live, work and, above all, survive on Mars.

Lectures, lab visits and open-air concerts: from June 23 to 24, OPEN CAMPUS at the University of Bremen was very busy with about 20,000 guests. Humans on Mars was there this year with its own pagoda.

For the fourth time, all members of the initiative came together, this time on the facilities of the Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM).

When we move away from the commonly held modern view of technology as a simple and neutral tool for achieving goals, known as technological instrumentalism, we are left with an important question about our relationship with technology: if it is not simply a means to an end, what is the true nature…

On April 27th, three female students visited MAPEX and immersed themselves in the world of Mars research.

These students were the youngest yet in his lecture hall: science first-hand for the children on the topic of "Humans on Mars" at the University of Bremen.

For the third time since the kick-off in July 2022, all members of the Humans on Mars initiative met.

The Humans on Mars initiative was present for the first time at Space Tech Expo EU 2022. From November 15 to 17, visitors were able to visit us at booth K35 at Messe Bremen and engage in direct exchange with our researchers.

But not only the research topics of Humans on Mars were discussed, many…

Mayor Dr. Andreas Bovenschulte was at ZARM on November 23, 2022 to visit the project team of "Humans on Mars". He was here to learn about the interdisciplinary team's research.

The members of the Humans on Mars initiative met at the University of Bremen in November 2022.

Mankind's dream of flying to Mars is about to come true: various countries are working at full speed on the technical implementation and are undercutting each other with targeted launch dates. But to be successful on Mars, humans must manage to live there largely independently of Earth. In the…

This year, the world’s biggest astronautical congress IAC was hosted from Sunday 18th till Thursday 22nd of September at the Paris Convention Centre.

buten un binnen, the regional magazine of Radio Bremen, was a guest at the University of Bremen.

On September 5, 2022, a panel discussion was held at Universum Bremen, moderated by Hanna Lührs.

Around 60 researchers participated in the kick-off event of the ‘Humans on Mars’-Initiative at the Haus der Wissenschaft in Bremen on July 8th, 2022. Coming from eight different faculties of the University of Bremen and four research institutes, they all work together to address the question of what…

Press release of the University of Bremen / 05.07.22 Kai Uwe Bohn. Is sustainable human exploration of Mars possible? How will humans affect the new environment? Around 60 researchers from the University of Bremen and other institutes are investigating these questions as part of an initiative.

Kirsten Tracht gives insights into her research by participating in the lively and varied program of Science goes PUBlic

Entertaining science in an inspiring 30 minutes was offered by Armin Dekorsy in the well-attended Bremen pub "Gastfeld".

Press release University of Bremen, 03.11.21 Kai Uwe Bohn. AMADEE-20: That is the name of the simulated Mars mission of the Austrian Space Forum, which was carried out in the Israeli Negev Desert. More than 25 experiments were carried out there.