Space station hypatia biography

  • Hypatia (believed to be born around 350) was known as a great thinker in her age.
  • Hypatia I works in four areas: astronomy, engineering, space-biology, and communication.
  • The Hypatia I mission —a multi- generational and multi-disciplinary crew of 9 female scientists— seeks to help address this problem.

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    Crew 280 Mission Summary

    The Crew

    The Hypatia I crew is an interdisciplinary and multigenerational team composed of 9 women selected to participate in an analog mission at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) between 16-29 April, 2023. Their names and backgrounds are presented below.

    • Mariona Badenas-Agustí (Crew Commander & Crew Astronomer): Degree in Astrophysics from Yale University, a master’s degree in Astrophysics, Cosmology, and High Energy Physics from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and a Ph.D candidate in Planetary Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She spends much of her free time giving educational lectures on the universe and space exploration.

    • Carla Conejo González (Crew Executive Officer & Crew Biologist): Degree in Human Biology by the Pompeu Fabra University, a master’s degree in Pharmaceutical and Biotechnological Industry by the same university, and a postgraduate’s degree in Science Communication by the Univer

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      Mathematics, Astronomy

      Hypatia

      Hypatia (believed to be born around 350) was known as a great thinker in her age. She was one of the earliest women to be a noted astronomer, mathematician and philosopher in ancient Greece and Egypt. She was also a popular teacher and lecturer on philosophical topics of a less-specialist nature, attracting many loyal students and large audiences.

      Hypatia’s father, Theon, was a mathematician and astronomer and it’s likely that he introduced Hypatia to much of what she originally learned in these subjects. She then went on to write important new works in areas such as geometry, number theory, and astronomy. Letters from one of her students, Synesius, indikera that these lessons included how to design an astrolabe, a kind of portable astronomical calculator that would be used until the 19th century.

      This period of the Roman Empire was one of conflict due to differences among religious sects (Christians, Jews, Pagans, etc.) and the

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      Hypatia and Open Cosmos honor women scientists with a large-scale art piece in the Utah desert

      Tuesday, 11th February 2025 Hypatia Mars and the New Space company Open Cosmos installed a large-scale artistic piece in the shape of a cross in theUtah desert, in the United…

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      28/01/2025

      The analog astronauts of Hypatia II will study the effects of a Martian mission on the female body

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      20/01/2025

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      We are thrilled to announce the launch of the «Design for Mars» contest, an exciting initiative organized by Hypatia Mars. This competition aims to inspire young minds to explore their…

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      07/11/2024

      Hypatia leads hundreds of students in search
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