Rabea Rogge

Rabea Rogge
Rabea Rogge
Born	1995 (age 28–29); Berlin, Germany
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

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

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

^ "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.

[1] "Forscherin Rogge will ins Weltall: "Es ist Zeit, dass eine Frau fliegt"". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-21.

[2] "First German woman set to fly into space with SpaceX – DW – 08/14/2024". dw.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.

[3] . "Team 2021/22". ARIS. Retrieved 2024-08-20.

[spacenews-4] Foust, Jeff (2024-08-13). "Crypto entrepreneur buys Crew Dragon flight". SpaceNews. Retrieved 2024-08-14.

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