Space Encounter: The new Cold War in space: Here's how it affects the succession of the ISS

have now also cancelled cooperation on the International Space Station ISS. Although the Russians[...] station in space. I could well imagine that they will first uncouple their own modules and continue[...] to operate them as a smaller station. Possibly they will dock something new later....

Guidelines for a sustainable Space Traffic Management

on the roads today? If no tow truck, gas station or assistance existed? If no traffic lights were installed[...] . Especially in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), where the International Space Station (ISS) is located and where[...] " of the European Space Agency (ESA) keeps extensive waste statistics. All...

Space Encounter: Missions to Mars will require more infrastructure in space

is greatly underestimated. It would be easier to operate a kind of Arctic station on the Moon. But Mars[...] . But I may be wrong. Supply stations on the moon with 3D printer For humans to be able to travel to Mars on a regular[...] basis, supply stations along the route through space are...

Lunar Gateway: Why the European Refuelling Module is a gamechanger for exploration missions

on Earth is much better than in space. Or to put it another way: There are no refuelling stations in space[...] destinations in the future, ESA is contributing a special module to the planned Lunar Gateway space station[...] and Progress freighters as part of routine station operations – but the...

Space Encounter: Family businesses are islands of stability in society

businesses can exert greater influence than they may realize on the state of society through their culture[...] state for us at OHB and quite explicitly for myself as the owner that we are committed to these values[...] Family businesses are islands of stability in society They are more long-term...

Space Encounter: Why the exploration of space makes sense, but the colonisation of other planets does not

stations and a space station in lunar orbit, humans could make further journeys into space in the future[...] . And even today, mankind still operates such outposts for research purposes, such as the stations[...] in Antarctica. I can also well imagine that humanity will in the foreseeable future...

Destination Venus part 3: Was Venus a twin of Earth millions of years ago?

Center. Their idea is basically to put weather stations on the surface to measure temperature[...] that are being funded by NASA. You would put these weather stations in several places around the planet, ideally[...] it was in that clement state. So the clouds are one place to look. People have...

Space Encounter: The moon is an exciting target, especially from a research point of view

of the Moon will proceed in much the same way as it has at the south pole on Earth. Research stations in which[...] be a whole network of such stations. I can also very well imagine that the planned Lunar Gateway – the space[...] station that will orbit the moon in the future – will be the hub...

50 years after the first moon landing: Interview with former astronaut Thomas Reiter

space station Mir. Part of the mission is a spacewalk - the first to be undertaken by a German astronaut[...] to some extent when you view the Earth from the space station, but not in the same way. This impression[...] was to build a lunar station. However, these plans didn’t eventuate. Why not?...

Germany is a global center for superstition

AG and started to present the weather for the German ARD TV station in 1994. Since 2011 he has been regularly[...] stations in Germany. In fact, our goal is to set up 11,000 of them, i.e. one in each German municipality[...] . But it goes without saying that the images from space are very...