Rabea Rogge

Astronaut and Arctic Roboticist

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Welcome, traveler.

My name is Rabea and I am an astronaut and robotics researcher. I am a pilot for the Fram2 space mission, the first human spaceflight to orbit both of Earth’s polar regions. Meet the crew ->

What even am I?

I am fascinated by extreme environments. I study them to understand the limits of this world – and push beyond them. My operational experience has been developed through fighting illegal fishing in West Africa, operating robotic boats in the Arctic, and leading a satellite mission.

My background is electrical engineering and currently I am pursuing a PhD in arctic robotics titled Data-driven guidance, navigation and control of autonomous surface vehicles in harsh conditions. My research interests include AI-driven decision making in extreme conditions, game theoretic control and multi-agent collaboration.

Space

Fram2: First polar orbit human spaceflight. Experiments in biology, cognition, and communication.

The Arctic

Autonomous navigation in extreme conditions. I research how machines make decisions where humans can’t.

The Ocean

Fighting illegal fishing offshore in West Africa with the NGO Sea Shepherd. My job: Keeping the navigational equipment alive.

Let’s talk.

I’m happy to receive your message, whether it is a media request, research interest or you wanting to start a discourse about the future of humanity (and robots). Feel free to drop me an email at contact@rabearogge.com.

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Perspective

Impressions taken with my Minolta X-300 – it has been everywhere with me.

Beyond the technical, I spend far too much time thinking about the philosophical questions behind exploration and autonomy. What does it mean to trust a machine? What are the ethical limits of exploration? Let’s see what future we can build through technology.

I believe as humanity we need to explore to….