Exploration of the Universe Part 4 - Does it rain diamonds on the ice giants?

to orbit the sun. By comparison, it takes the Earth only about seven minutes to cover its own diameter[...] of the orbital plane. This means that the planet lies on its side and "rolls" around the sun in an almost[...] circular orbit. Uranus completes a complete rotation around itself in just...

Successful Launch: ExoMars on its way to the Red Planet

is in good health. The Trace Gas Orbiter and the Schiaparelli entry, descent and landing demonstrator lifted[...] ). The orbiter’s solar wings have also now unfolded and the craft is on its way to Mars. The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO[...] Gas Orbiters Coremodule (MTP) Contact for media...

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

, space pollution is growing immensely. There is space debris circulating in various orbits[...] , but especially with the increasing of megaconstellation population, space traffic in low-Earth orbit (LEO[...] , causing not only the unrecoverable loss of valuable orbits, but also the loss of space...

Billiards in space - DART and Hera

its orbit. © ESA Hera Space Safety Exploration 19. September 2022 Billiards in space - DART and Hera How[...] close to Earth on its orbit through our solar system or even hits it. Of course, discovering the object[...] with a diameter of just under 170 metres, which orbits the main body at a...

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

as a test environment. For attitude and orbit control, the Gateway will have two different propulsion systems[...] goals of the Artemis programme, because only with it can the Gateway be transferred between orbits[...] in Earth-Moon space and stabilised in its target orbit, which is a so-called...

OHB and The Exploration Company intend to accelerate European lunar exploration GNC technologies

, a European start-up developing in-orbit exploration vehicles, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU[...] with The Exploration Company’s orbital vehicle Nyx in 2028.” About OHB OHB SE is the third largest supplier of space[...] this mission, The Exploration Company develops,...

What is the difference between asteroids and comets

and comets can be found among the small matter orbiting our sun. They do not acquire a spherical shape[...] on account of their low mass and gravitation. Those crossing the Earth’s orbit, also referred to as NEOs[...] belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Asteroids are leftovers of the...

New contract award for OHB: European Commission orders a further four Galileo satellites

that looking forward reserve satellites will be available both in orbit and on the ground,” adds Dr. Wolfgang[...] , it will be providing support during the launch preparations and in-orbit verification. The contract increases the total[...] number of Galileo satellites ordered from OHB System AG...

LuxSpace and ORBCOMM awarded with multi-year contract by European Maritime Safety Agency

07. February 2018 Press Releases LuxSpace and ORBCOMM awarded with multi-year contract by European[...] LuxSpace Sàrl, an affiliate of OHB SE (Prime Standard, ISIN: DE0005936124), and its partner, ORBCOMM Inc[...] . (Nasdaq: ORBC), announced the award of a four-year satellite Automatic...

Fly me to the Moon!

onto the ground, and release small satellites into lunar orbit. “The key advantage of LSAS[...] to successfully orbit the Moon. Beresheet was led by the non-profit SpaceIL, working with IAI as co-developers[...] went into a lunar orbit, however, the soft-landing maneuver led to a high-speed...