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

destinations in the future, ESA is contributing a special module to the planned Lunar Gateway space station[...] . For aircraft, in-flight refuelling has been common practice for decades, at least in a military context[...] as a test environment. For attitude and orbit control, the Gateway will...

OHB SE renewing syndicated loan ahead of schedule on improved terms

terms Bremen, May 24, 2016 .  OHB SE (Prime Standard, ISIN DE0005936124) today signed a contract[...] of the contract, OHB SE has been able to benefit from the currently low interest rates and simultaneously place[...] its funding on a solid footing until at least May 2021.  The funding continues...

There’s quite a lot going on up there: space debris is becoming an ever bigger problem

The amount of space debris in orbit continues to increase. © Spacejunk3D, LLC 06. March 2019[...] and the contribution OHB is making to reducing it. Space junk – why do we even care about it? Isn’t it far enough away[...] around up there? Bewick: There are certain orbits that are quite contaminat...

Space Encounter: How OHB's IPO led to greater transparency

levels is also one of the main consequences of going public as a medium-sized family business. Our IPO[...] the company can then grow by conquering new markets, making acquisitions, investing in new technologies[...] by means of quarterly and annual reports as well as a sustainability report. I c...

Is there life on Mars?

suitable for growing crops, this would not be entirely out of the question as it contains many minerals[...] atmosphere. Humans could not breathe in it as it does not contain any oxygen. Moreover, they would need[...] as there is no ozone layer. This means that the surface is effectively...

Space Encounter: Why earth observation is essential

. What’s more, it makes it possible in the first place to gain new insights into the condition of the earth[...] on how we handle resources, the condition of crops such as cereals or trees can be observed more closely[...] monitoring in particular. Hyperspectral technology allows conclusions to be...

Space Encounter: Family businesses are islands of stability in society

relationships October 26, 2018. During the International Astronautical Congress IAC, which recently took[...] Bridenstine, the new administrator at NASA, paid OHB a visit. The conversation was highly interesting[...] a ship repair company, was also present during the conversation and explained...

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

to the moon soon July 19, 2019. I must confess that I have only hazy memories of July 20, 1969. After all[...] contract. Rather, it was the world’s first privately financed lunar mission, carrying two small scientific[...] and am convinced that it makes a lot of sense to return to it soon,...

TwoMinutesOfSpace Part 12: Asteroids - How can our Earth be protected?

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