PANDA Mission – M01_Q1.21

Orpheus Mission – M02_Q1.21

1 March 2021

Endymion (2019)

20 April 2020

Mission Duration:
2 weeks

Astronauts:

Lef Karagiannis – (Greece) - Commander/Engineering Support
Wiktoria Dziaduła – (Poland) – Data Officer/Media Officer
Barbara Gronwald – (Poland) - Medical Officer/Data Support
Piotr Skonieczka – (Poland) - Software Engineer
Leszek Orzechowski – (Poland) - Habitat Specialist

Mission control:
Space is More

Leszek Orzechowski
Agata Mintus
Natalia Ćwilichowska

Organizators:
Space Garden Sp. z o.o., Space is More Sp. z o.o.
Honorary Patronage:
Honorowy Patronat Ministra Zdrowia
Campaign:
Pandemic Isolation Campaign
Research Partners:

Pomeranian Medical University (PUM)

Silesian University of Technology, Uczelnia Badawcza - Inicjatywa Doskonałości

Mission description

PANDA Mission was one of the simulations conducted as part of the Pandemic Isolation Campaign. The main objective was to study the impact of isolation on psychological and physical health. With the interior environment and mission schedule planned and monitored - the big data gathered during the whole Campaign can be compared. One of the research partners - Pomeranian Medical University (PUM), was conducting an experiment on the impact of the mission conditions (diet, routine, stress) on the stomatological state and oral hygiene of the crew. Another academic institution - the Silesian University of Technology was researching the mission factors on the human motor system. The psychological aspects were observed by a group of psychologists analyzing the stress, creativity and group dynamics during the mission.

The LunAres Research Station is gathering various data regarding the conditions during the mission and schedule of the crew. The controlled environment of the station allows for long-term studies and various data compilation from the whole Campaign. During the PANDA mission, the development and data management for future LunAres Missions was planned and tested.

The crew was responsible for conducting onboard individual experiments or studies prepared by the researchers and LunAres. The station is equipped with space and tools for prototyping activity, used by the crew to create accessories for EVA or other experiments. During the mission, the participants are monitoring and reporting the usage of resources as part of the LunAres research. The crew was additionally responsible for the growth and maintenance of hydroponic and aeroponic plant cultivation.

Crew

Lef Karagiannis

"I graduated with a master's degree in Aerospace from the Technical University of Munich and currently I am in the last semester of my master studies in Management which I would like to focus my research on "Team dynamics in long-duration space missions".
I participated in different research projects with a focus on space missions design and rocket recovery systems. I took part in MOVE-II and MOVE-Beyond CubeSats projects as part of the ADCS team and as the Science Team leader. Currently, I am working on European projects in Robotics, with a focus on Human-Robot collaboration. Additionally, I am a Career Astronaut Candidate at AdvancingX."

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Wiktoria Dziaduła

"I graduated from the Faculty of Architecture, at the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, where currently I am realizing my Master's degree. I am a co-author of several space concepts (colonies on Mars) which were developed with the M.A.R.S. space research team (where I was the leader and project coordinator). For 2 years I have been learning business in practice from the best entrepreneurs in the Business Center Club - I am active in the BCC Student's Forum. I'm also a member of the Student's Council in Polish Space Agency, and a member of the Polish Astrobiological Society."

Piotr Skonieczka

"I am a software engineer/programmer and passionate about science, living in Torun, Poland. I have a master's in computer science and almost 7 years of commercial experience in #telecom and #fintech companies/projects.
I love to experiment with revolutionary technologies, "do it yourself" toolkits, design and build small devices and things, and hiking. I am an amateur astronomer, eternally hungry for knowledge.
During academia, I have been a member of a few scientific clubs, but after that, one day I realized that I could participate in various inspiring projects also outside of the university."

Barbara Gronwald

"I recently graduated from the Dentistry Programme of Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland (PUM). Since 2015, I have been a member of the working group STO-MATER-FIZ at PUM which collaborates with LunAres Research Station in investigating dental implications of astronauts' life, which gives me a chance to join this mission. I have always been fascinated by the Outer Space and the opportunity to get a glimpse of it as a dentist is a dream come true. During the mission, I plan to focus on the research of the implications of the lyophilisates-based diet for the oral health of the astronauts. Thanks to this mission, I hope not only to learn about the life of an astronaut but also further our understanding of the impact of life in outer space on oral health. "

Leszek Orzechowski

Leszek Orzechowski is an architect and founder of Space Is More – a space architecture company. Space is More was a part of a winning team in ESA Moon Challenge for a report on returning to the Moon in the next decade and a finalist of NASA 3d-Printed Habitat Challenge phase 1 from 2015. Currently Space is More is leading operations and conducting research at Lunares Research Station. Station is an analog habitat designed to study human health and psychology during simulated manned planetary missions. Since 2017 a total number of 11 diverse teams conducted isolation missions inside the habitat.