Welcome back on planet Earth Matthias Maurer!

2022 Lunar Gateway: Why the European Refuelling Module is a gamechanger for exploration missions Read[...] for research in space - also during the mission of German ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer. Mr. Berg, after around[...] six months on the ISS, Matthias Maurer has landed back on Earth. How did...

Space Encounter: New self-confidence in space

of the three large Venus missions recently announced by NASA and ESA. Read more Exploration 21. October 2022[...] that governs NASA initiatives and missions. New approaches for current space challenges Nevertheless[...] message is that he expects him and President Biden to support the Artemis mis...

Destination Venus part 3: Was Venus a twin of Earth millions of years ago?

2020 A new mission to Venus? - Part 15 of #TwoMinutesOfSpace with Carsten Borowy More #DestinationVenus[...] of an atmospheric mission. Read more #DestinationVenus 23. January 2020 "Our sister planet and each phase[...] about Venus' climate history and the need for further surface missions Dr....

EnMAP: The data specialists

partner of the EnMAP mission. © Saskia Förster/GFZ More about Earth Observation: Career 26. August 2024[...] of the EnMAP mission. Saskia Förster is a geoecologist at GFZ and explains in an interview why the true value[...] involved in the EnMAP mission? Saskia Förster: GFZ has been DLR’s...

CO2M

mission It is one of the most important missions to combat climate change: the Copernicus CO2 Monitoring[...] Mission (CO2M) aims to specifically measure the amount of climate-damaging gases that enter the atmosphere[...] missions are funded by the European Union and ESA. The data collected by...

Dusty business: Why lunar dust poses a special challenge

of the mission. In this interview, Dr Axel Müller, Lead Expert Cleanliness and Contamination Control at OHB[...] . What does this mean for exploration missions to the Moon? It means that our standard methods[...] , in a 2005 study, ranked dust as the biggest challenge for future lunar missions ....

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

5 launchers left. One will launch Europe's JUICE mission to Jupiter in April, and the second and final Ariane[...] 5 is scheduled to lift off in June, carrying Germany's Heinrich Hertz telecom mission and France's Syracuse[...] remains of these golden times are many spectacular launches and, of...

Artemis, the Gateway and the future of humanity in space

Refuelling Module is a gamechanger for exploration missions Read more Space Encounter 25. November 2022[...] Apollo 15 that a mission with a longer dwell time and a stronger focus on scientific aspects – especially[...] ) is also to be incorporated into the new missions in order to gain completely...

Great visions with small satellites

Satellite mission. © OHB Sweden Career Company 19. May 2021 Great visions with small satellites Fredrik[...] near Stockholm, through significant future missions. In this interview, the two managing directors talk[...] to make the Arctic Weather Satellite (AWS) mission a success and, of course, to...

EnMAP: A new superhero for the Earth

© OHB EnMAP Earth Observation 30. March 2022 A new superhero for the Earth How the German mission[...] and Climate Action (BMWK). The mission is under the scientific direction of GeoForschungszentrum Potsdam (GFZ[...] . ... agriculture The mission will be able to monitor harvests, improve the...