OHB and ESA seal PLATO scientific mission

02. October 2018 Press Release OHB and ESA seal PLATO scientific mission Contract signed by ESA[...] scientific research mission. The contract value is EUR 288 million. The European Space Agency (ESA) wants[...] 26 roughly knee-high cameras, which are being developed and assembled by the PLATO Mi...

OHB awarded ESA contract for V2X mission

Press Release OHB awarded ESA contract for V2X mission Project to demonstrate the benefits[...] . The V2X technology and service demonstration mission is intended to show the advantages of an integrated[...] for project management and the system architecture. The mission is being funded by ESA’s...

OHB celebrates successful launch of the Hera mission

in Florida on launch day. Hera mission background On 26 September 2022, NASA crashed their DART spacecraft[...] Agency's (ESA) Hera mission: The Hera asteroid probe was launched on 7 October 2024 at 16:52 CEST[...] Press Release OHB celebrates successful launch of the Hera mission Asteroid probe...

Space Encounter: Space missions are a question of existence for humanity

of this mission is to use a satellite developed and built by OHB from 2026 onwards to search for exoplanets[...] on science missions. Are there exoplanets in the universe Take ESA’s “ Plato ” project, for example. The aim[...] Space missions are a question of existence for humanity Why we must...

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

© OHB Space Encounter 23. May 2018 A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space Missions[...] by 2022. I have a lot of respect for Elon, we have known each other for many years. The simultaneous

Space Encounter: Why we need more funding for space missions

we need more funding for space missions The benefits of space activities are indisputable August

OHB Contributing to ESA’s Earth Explorer Mission FLEX

07. February 2018 Press Releases OHB Contributing to ESA’s Earth Explorer Mission FLEX OHB System[...] AG was contracted to play a substantial role in the European Earth Explorer mission FLEX which is scheduled[...] for launch in 2022. For the prime contractor Leonardo-Finmeccanica, OHB will...

ESA commissions OHB with study on HERA asteroid mission

mission is currently planned for end 2023. Research into asteroids is essential Didymos, the target[...] 02. August 2018 Press Release ESA commissions OHB with study on HERA asteroid mission OHB Group[...] SE, has been selected by the European Space Agency ESA as prime contractor for a study on...

OHB and ESA sealing Hera asteroid defense mission

15. September 2020 Press Release OHB and ESA sealing Hera asteroid defense mission  Contract[...] /Darmstadt, September 15, 2020.   During a virtual Hera mission workshop held today, Franco Ongaro[...] Hera mission workshop held today, Franco Ongaro, ESA Director of Technology, Engineering &...

OHB contributing to definition phase for Venus mission EnVision

01. July 2021 Press Release OHB contributing to definition phase for Venus mission EnVision[...] orbiter EnVision under a subcontract from Thales Alenia Space. The mission was selected for implementation[...] is one of the core questions to be answered by EnVision. The mission is the fifth...