Rabea Rogge
Rabea Rogge | |
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| Born | 1995 or 1996 |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | ETH Zurich |
| Occupation(s) | electrical engineer, robotic researcher and polar scientist |
| Known for | Private astronaut aboard Fram2 |
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| Space career | |
| Crew Dragon Astronaut | |
Time in space | 1 day, 22 hours, 12 minutes (currently 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, polar scientist and private astronaut who is currently in space on the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience, as part of the Fram2 mission.[2] She is the first female German astronaut.[3]
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 the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in the Department of Marine Technology, where her research topic is Data-driven navigation, guidance and control for autonomous surface vehicles in harsh conditions. She has also been a member of the Swiss Academic Spaceflight Initiative (ARIS) and led a satellite mission.[4]
Private spaceflight
[edit]In April 2025, Rogge flew to space as the mission specialist of the Fram2 mission of a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, the first human flight to a polar retrograde orbit.[5] i.e., to fly over Earth's poles.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Forscherin Rogge will ins Weltall: "Es ist Zeit, dass eine Frau fliegt"". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ Dinner, Josh (1 April 2025). "SpaceX launches private Fram2 astronauts on historic spaceflight over Earth's poles". Space.com. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Falcon 9 Block 5 | Fram2". nextspaceflight.com. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ admin. "Team 2021/22". ARIS. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan [@planet4589] (April 1, 2025). "First Space Force orbit data for Fram-2 out , showing it in a 202 x 413 km x 90.01 deg orbit" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Foust, Jeff (2024-08-13). "Crypto entrepreneur buys Crew Dragon flight". SpaceNews. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
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| Tiangong space station (Expedition 8) |
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