Milestones

was launched as early as in 1994. Brem-Sat was a small scientific and technical multi-talent, allowing[...] inherently have a limited life span, it is necessary to plan their replacement in good time. For this reason

Exploration of outer space: In search of the origins of our existence

such as: Is there life on other planets? How did the universe come into being? What do other worlds look like[...] so, albeit with the addition of the word “also”. It will take time before life there is possible. Before[...] that, however, a human being will certainly pay a short visit to Mars. I...

ESA announces the Zero Debris Charter initiative supported by Airbus Defence and Space, OHB and Thales Alenia Space

our industry in key areas like life extension, in-orbit servicing and above all, sustainable end[...] -of-life management,” Jean-Marc Nasr, Head of Space Systems at Airbus Defence and Space. “Space Debris[...] committed to the dawn of this zero debris space era.” “In line with Thales Alenia...

Made by OHB: New European weather satellite successfully launched into space

when MTG-S1 was separated from the rocket und sent its first sign of life from space 35 minutes after[...] by OHB and launched as soon as the first has reached the end of its service life. The industrial[...] Orbit: Geostationary orbit (altitude 36,000 km) Lifetime: at least 8.5 years, but with...

MT Mechatronics Big Lift for Radio Telescope

06. February 2020 Press Release MT Mechatronics Big Lift for Radio Telescope 250-tonne reflector[...] successfully lifted onto steel substructure Big Lift for MT Mechatronics' radio telescope: 250-ton[...] reflector successfully lifted onto steel substructure © MT Mechatronics Chiang...

We.OHB. Part 6 with Jean Lorenz, Team Leader E-AIT: Wanted! Front fighters for space projects

Fateful phone calls and happy events At the age of 22, Mahmoud Elsirafy was living the good life enjoying[...] and turned our Bremen-based colleague’s already very eventful life upside down. Read more Galileo[...] as well as not so good things in life but still have your best years ahead of you....

We.OHB. Part 8: Our work is a bit like reading a glass ball.

Fateful phone calls and happy events At the age of 22, Mahmoud Elsirafy was living the good life enjoying[...] and turned our Bremen-based colleague’s already very eventful life upside down. Read more Galileo[...] as well as not so good things in life but still have your best years ahead of you....

Courage through self-awareness

response to everything around me. For me, that means mindfulness in my everyday life. Jörg Brüggmann Better[...] to everything around me. For me, that means mindfulness in my everyday life. This way I work more productively[...] perception of it.” Jörg Brüggmann and Gilberto Arantes would like to...

“The first major stage has been completed” - Interview with Dr Wolfgang Paetsch

spares will definitely be launched quickly. And after that, it is also a question of the life span[...] goes back to 2011. Based on a nominal life time of between ten and twelve years, these satellites[...] will reach the end of their life span around 2023. It remains to be seen whether spares...

Four Galileo FOC satellites successfully launched all at once

orbit at an altitude of around 23,000 kilometers. Shortly after they sent their first “sign of life[...] AG have been successfully launched on board  an Ariane 5 ES launcher, which lifted off[...] the outer space Credits: ESA/S.Corvaja Ariane 5 liftoff VA233 Credits: ESA/S.Corvaja Ariane 5 after ...