Destination Venus part 2: Why a mission to venus can spark the development of new technologies

even to land there. What time scales are we realistically looking at? A flight to Venus does not take[...] more probable on Mars, although we might find traces of earlier life on Venus. What are the reasons[...] other and expand knowledge about our nearest neighbouring planet. Read more...

MTG Meteosat Third Generation: Taking a precise look at the atmosphere

generation of European weather satellites developed and realized for EUMETSAT (Exploitation of Meteorological[...] of the IRS began in 2010, people were not sure whether it could actually be realized. Seasoned aerospace nations[...] -prepared in Bremen and Oberpfaffenhofen to secure and realize...

What is Galileo capable of?

economy and infrastructure in Europe and also elsewhere. Many people do not realize that GPS is a military[...] a crucial contribution to safety. We are close to reaching the final state of the Galileo project. Currently[...] and forwards it to the emergency call center on the earth, which can...

Space Encounter: I strongly believe in Rocket Factory Augsburg – withdrawal is out of the question

to be engaged in a debate that veers into the academic. But this debate cannot disguise the hard reality[...] . There can be no space flight without rockets. At first glance, this seems to be a banal realisation; after[...] 2000 and of OHB System AG since 2011. Marco Fuchs is married and has two...

"Environmental monitoring from space will assume a dimension we cannot even imagine at this time."

to depict reality in a confident and independent way in order to know what is true. Political[...] element comes from the awareness of Earth’s vulnerability. And particularly the realization[...] that we are all dependent on this one small dot in the vastness of space. In addition, knowledge and...

The Twenties will be a decade of increased human activity in space

was discontinued in 1972: the Americans realized how high the risk of these missions was and that they should[...] will offer live satellite images online. A map service will be available allowing a delivery service or real[...] estate agent to check the status of a given area on a realtime...

Destination Venus part 4: What could a mission to Venus look like?

/ J. Whatmore #DestinationVenus Exploration 08. January 2020 We could be ready in five to seven years Dr. Rolf[...] as its primary destination. What is the reason for this? This is due to the conditions prevailing on Venus[...] on Venus. On the Earth, people have already reached depths of almost...

From SpaceX to the OHB Supervisory Board. An interview with Dr. Hans Königsmann

, which was realised in close cooperation with OHB.The satellite was launched into space on the Space[...] later, however, I realised that the field I had chosen instead of a career as a pilot, guidance[...] in my bookcase - at least at the moment. When did you first read this masterpiece? I don't...

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

, this vision will surely become a reality. This latter aspect in particular is interesting. How are we supposed[...] it be? Definitely Mars. We have less gravity there, a reasonable flight time of one-and-a-half years and maybe[...] , the really big thing would be the first person on Mars. Read...

EASI-STRESS: Non-destructive analysis of residual stress in components

of the project, these processes will also be investigated on real components using case studies defined[...] by the industrial partners. At this point, we will of course also bring real aerospace components into play[...] of the component through the drilling of a hole. This is one of the reasons...