From the self-made satellite to the OHB team

scientific approach. OHB engineer Hartmut Claus “We have short-listed ten teams out of 20 applications who[...] on the underlying scientific approach,” says OHB engineer Hartmut Claus, who is also a lecturer at technical[...] in space technology: a high school diploma and a degree in engineering...

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

more female engineers to my team in the near future. We have recently advertised a vacant senior engineer[...] paths lead to a job in space technology: a high school diploma and a degree in engineering[...] of transport and medicine according to project manager Anna Chrobry. She is currently...

Space Encounter: Alexander Gerst, ISS and the benefits of satellite technology

, engineering, mathematics) subjects. Young people in particular need people they can look up to, who they can[...] companies across the industry are desperately looking for engineers. After all, space has become a boom[...] employees organized a program with the astronaut Matthias Maurer at the...

Small but powerful: Microsatellite ESAIL gets ready for launch

? For me, the most exciting project phase began with the assembly of the hardware. In the process, a satellite[...] . On average, however, the project has required the participation of more than 30 engineers in various areas[...] technology: a high school diploma and a degree in engineering are the...

Pioneers of space: the new path to space

. This was a learning process for both sides. It was the first time that ESA had worked with industry to develop[...] inexpensive microsatellites. ESA was accustomed to very rigid processes which had emerged over decades[...] , this makes it necessary to apply completely different processes. With...

Detective work on the oceans

. This is a huge amount of data that we have to process and make available to our customers in a bespoke manner[...] we use can big data tools for our purposes. Conventional IT systems are not yet in a position to process data[...] technology: a high school diploma and a degree in engineering are...

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

that extreme temperature fluctuations can occur during an unregulated refuelling process. It is possible[...] a certain pressure is reached, a valve is opened and the compressor discharges. The process does not sound[...] consisting of Hall-effect thrusters. As with other ion engines, Hall-effect...

Milestones

their consortium prevailed in the bidding process for the next-generation European weather satellites, Meteosat[...] systems for the German federal armed forces. The daughter of a businessman in the mechanical engineering[...] later. She employed the first engineers and experts, thus laying the...

Is there life on Mars?

and certain chemical substances are present or is the process very complex requiring very many different[...] and searching for biological material. Close-up views of the surroundings will show us where we can expect[...] may planets on which life could potentially arise be contaminated with...

We.OHB - Part 12: Instructor with a soft spot for a screwdriver

and to provide OHB with highly trained employees. Prior to this, he worked as a requirements engineer at OHB[...] engineering and then ended up in the automotive industry. At a Ford subsidiary, I initially supervised air[...] with Ulrich Uffelmann through a project we were both involved in. He...