The Workshop on Radiation Monitoring for the International Space Station (WRMISS) was organised the 24th time between 3 and 6 September, this year in Athens.
Marianthi Frangopoulou, the CEO of HERADO (Greek radiation dosimetry services and products company) was the host of the event and as a honorary guest Edward J. Semones Spaceflight Radiation Health Officer from NASA Johnson Space Center was present as well. Several recently elected officials of the Greek Parliament made speeches at the opening ceremony, such as Christos Dimas Undersecretary of State for Research and Technology and Adonis Georgiadis, Minister of Development and Investment.
Group photo with Greek dancers (Credits: WRMISS)
Group photo – WRMISS 2019 (Credits: WRMISS)
The members of our group are regular invitees of the workshop, so we took the opportunity to present our results obtained on board the International Space Station (in Pille, Tritel and DOSIS-3D programmes) as well as our new developments, like the RadMag concept. WRMISS provides a perfect meeting place for the most distinguished experts on the field from year to year. This meeting was no exception; all the major space agencies were present which are important in the operation of the Space Station, including NASA, Roscosmos, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and on the behalf of the European Space Agency the DLR (German Aerospace Center). Besides the handful of universities (from Oklahoma, Houston, Texas, Kiel, Munich, Athens, Prague, Rome, Hawaii) and research groups, Thales Alenia Space and Lockheed Martin were also represented. The prominent audience welcomed the news of our recently opened Space Technology Test centre with interest.
Andrea Strádi and Boglárka Erdős presented TRITEL and DOSIS-3D results, as well as results of the RadMag development
Attila Hirn presented the latest measurement results by the Pille service dosimeter system
Finally, thanks to the local organisers, the conference ended with a full-day island cruise, which was an unforgettable experience for all participants.
For Greek-speaking readers, we recommend the following footage from the opening ceremony: VIDEO
This year’s Hungarian participants, from left to right: Boglárka Erdős, Attila Hirn and Andrea Strádi
Sunset in the Aegen Sea
Andrea Strádi