Europe is committed to protecting the Earth

any response to asteroids at the moment. So, if an asteroid were to be heading for the Earth, we would[...] about the composition of asteroids. This means that, if an object were to be approaching the Earth

OHB facilitating astronomical research

and thought about the movements of celestial bodies. In the beginning, only very few technical aids were[...] Webb Space Telescope were printed in almost all daily newspapers and sparked enthusiasm not only

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

as a cover of water clouds. Below this, a tropical climate and lush vegetation were assumed. The fact[...] concepts were developed for AREE. One version is symmetrical and runs on crawler tracks ... © NASA/JPL[...] crawler tracks were also up for discussion. Compared to wheels, these have the...

Germany's eyes in space – The SAR-Lupe and SARah satellite reconnaissance systems

, alternatives were sought to the satellite development planned as part of the partnership with France[...] on 17 December 2001. The five satellites were launched – unthinkable today – between 2006 and 2008

Small but powerful: Microsatellite ESAIL gets ready for launch

sleepless nights. (laughs) Moreover, the team were very quick to respond and both supportive and patient[...] a few weeks ago was very successful. The satellite responded nominally. That showed us we were correct

The crisis makes the need for space technology more obvious

University, there were around 1.5 million infected people around the globe on the cut-off date of April 8th[...] team at a very early stage, we were certainly able to prepare ourselves a little better

10 questions and answers about Galileo

. If, for example, GPS were suddenly to stop functioning or were switched off, this would have consequences

Space Encounter: A spaceport in the North Sea would catapult Germany into the future as a location of the aerospace industry

back to Earth. These formation control technologies, which were developed by Prof. Klaus Schilling's[...] , we are currently experiencing a momentum that can certainly be compared to the Gigafactory in Grünheide. If I were

#EngineeringOurEarth Part 6: Why framing matters when communicating about geoengineering

if you were to ask people on the street about it, most of them wouldn't know what to think of it. So first[...] "geoengineering" itself is already a technical term. I think if you were to ask people on the street about

EnMAP: Making the invisible visible

. In fact, at the beginning, we did not know what we were facing, where we would be exceeding human[...] , we did not know what we were facing, where we would be exceeding human boundaries and what