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

missions are scheduled to head towards Venus between 2028 and 2030. EnVision is currently scheduled[...] the best one. More TwoMinutesOfSpace 21. September 2020 A new mission to Venus? - Part[...] with the development of an atmospheric mission. Read more #DestinationVenus 23. January 2020 "Our...

Return to the Moon: First Apollo, now Artemis

of the Artemis program is to send not just the next man but also the first woman to the Moon in 2024. The mission[...] new mission plans. And on May 14, the new Moon program acquired the name Artemis. This is a clear nod[...] to the Apollo missions that took the first astronauts to the Moon: in...

Billiards in space - DART and Hera

observing these asteroids: they are also working on possible models and missions that could prevent serious[...] mission: DART and AIM The first concept study for the AIDA mission was presented back in February 2015[...] . The mission concept at that time envisaged a mission with two space probes:...

Destination Venus part 6: Mechanical rover or atmospheric probes? How do you explore one of the most hostile planets in our solar system?

2020 A new mission to Venus? - Part 15 of #TwoMinutesOfSpace with Carsten Borowy More #DestinationVenus[...] station, rover or atmospheric mission: the exploration of Venus pushes terrestrial technologies[...] . The subsequent missions fared only marginally better. So far, no probe has functioned...

Space debris: Earth’s orbit is getting cluttered

missions orbit the Earth, endangering active spacecraft. What can be done to avoid adding even[...] missions. Where is space debris to be found? Wherever humans have been active in space so far[...] are particularly suitable for Earth observation missions. Below 400 kilometres, debris objects...

CO2M: Tracking down human CO2 emissions - Part 1

the industrial consortium which is working flat out to realise the satellites for the mission by 2025[...] from? The European Earth observation mission CO2M is expected to provide answers to this question. OHB is heading[...] mission CO2M, it will become possible for the first time to distinguish...

CO2M: Tracking down human CO2 emissions - Part 2

the industrial consortium which is working flat out to realise the satellites for the mission by 2025[...] from? The European Earth observation mission CO2M is expected to provide answers to this question. OHB is heading[...] mission CO2M, it will become possible for the first time to distinguish...

How small satellites made in Bremen could be used to detect methane sources

at the University of Bremen are working on a mission proposal for climate monitoring Heat, droughts, floods, storms[...] working together with the Institute for Environmental Physics at the University of Bremen on a mission[...] Satellite Mission for Climate Monitoring", or BreKliMon for short....

#EngineeringOurEarth Part 4: How TU Delft contributes to the geoengineering consortium established by OHB

How can the Earth be shaded from space? Students at TU Delft are currently working on mission[...] dynamics, trajectory design and space mission design and in particular on solar sailing as a sustainable[...] , allowing it to accelerate and manoeuvre through space. For traditional space missions,...

EnMAP: Making the invisible visible

. As the prime contractor for the EnMAP (Environmental Mapping & Analysis Program) mission, OHB is making[...] , Bernhard Sang and Rüdiger Schönfeld about the importance of the German hyperspectral mission for addressing[...] on the EnMAP mission for about 15 years. What does this project mean for...