Rabea Rogge
Rabea Rogge | |
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| Born | 1995 (age 28–29) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | ETH Zurich |
| Occupation(s) | electrical engineer, robotic researcher and polar scientist |
| Known for | Private astronaut aboard Fram2 |
| Relatives | |
| Space career | |
| Crew Dragon Astronaut | |
Time in space | 3-5 days (planned) |
| Missions | Fram2 |
| Website | https://www.ntnu.edu/employees/rabea.rogge |
Rabea Rogge[1] is an electrical engineer, robotic researcher and polar scientist who is currently scheduled to be the first female German astronaut on a SpaceX mission in late 2024.[2]
Biography
[edit]Rabea was born in Berlin and studied in Zürich, specializing in arctic robotics. She obtained her master's degree in electrical engineering at ETH Zurich, currently pursuing PhD from a university in Norway, where she was a member of the Swiss Academic Spaceflight Initiative (ARIS) and lead a satellite mission.[3]
Space tourism
[edit]In August 2024, SpaceX announced that Rogge would be mission specialist of the Fram2 mission of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, which aims to be the first human flight to go over the Earth's poles.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Forscherin Rogge will ins Weltall: "Es ist Zeit, dass eine Frau fliegt"". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "First German woman set to fly into space with SpaceX – DW – 08/14/2024". dw.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ admin. "Team 2021/22". ARIS. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ Foust, Jeff (2024-08-13). "Crypto entrepreneur buys Crew Dragon flight". SpaceNews. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
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