We.OHB - Part 11: Checking quality with a passion

name: Viktoria Schöneich. In her green lab coat, the graduate aerospace engineer regularly mixes[...] then at the test center? During environmental impact testing, the satellite is placed in a chamber that simulates space[...] grades finally started improving. I subsequently studied aerospace...

Space Encounter: A spaceport in the North Sea would catapult Germany into the future as a location of the aerospace industry

from there from 2022 onwards. We are very grateful to our Norwegian partners from Andøya Space and the Norwegian[...] simpler logistics, which a German spaceport would definitely offer. The distances that have to be covered[...] it. I am fully aware that these aspects cannot simply be wiped away...

From SpaceX to the OHB Supervisory Board. An interview with Dr. Hans Königsmann

, after 20 years in America, I would like to get a better grasp of the situation in Europe, i.e. how[...] . I was fascinated by recreating the environment for the satellite on the computer, in other words, simulating[...] complex movements and processes. This simulation software to test the...

Space Encounter: Increased funding for space technologies benefits climate protection

, and from the perspective of OHB and the entire German space industry it is gratifying to see that the German delegation[...] is that the government is the decisive driver. The reason for this is simple: the government is the largest player

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

on board the ISS was not exciting enough for you. Reiter: (laughs) I’m deeply grateful to have had[...] this opportunity. But landing on the Moon as a human being is simply an entirely different challenge. Humankind[...] of the Earth’s gravitational pull. You have given three good reasons to...

Exploration of the Universe Part 4 - Does it rain diamonds on the ice giants?

in the constellation Centaurus. A similar system was developed by the British astronomer John Flamsteed, but he used[...] to their right ascension. Simply put, the right ascension is a measure of how far west or east an object[...] ? In many of its characteristics, Neptune is similar to Uranus....

Space Encounter: Bremen consolidating its “City of Space” reputation as the host of the IAC 2018

and the universities of Bremen. Most recently, we signed an official partnership agreement with a grammar school[...] . Simply because it will then be possible to demonstrate cause and effect to a much greater extent than[...] identify planets that orbit around their sun at a distance similar to...

#DestinationVenus Part 8: On a flying visit to Earth's closest neighbour

to Venus: Solar Orbiter and BepiColombo used the planet's gravity to lose a little orbital energy[...] simultaneously. The measurements herald a new decade of Venus research and provide a foretaste of the three major[...] , a highly sensitive accelerometer mounted on the probe, took measurements...

Exploration of the Universe Part 3 - Is it possible to land on the gas giants in our solar system?

many similarities to our own world. For a truly exotic experience, we need to travel to the outer[...] equilibrium in the solar system, stabilizing with its gravitational pull the asteroid belt that separates[...] , making the planet uninhabitable. With its enormous gravitational pull, Jupiter not...

Space Encounter: Despite the Corona pandemic: 5 reasons why space industry will continue to gain importance in 2021

both of them very well. Wörner has done a lot for space in Europe, for which I am very grateful to him[...] we must not forget: 20 years ago, none of this would have been possible in this form. Why? Quite simply