Pioneers of space: the new path to space

be produced in series. Conceivable applications particularly include satellite communications and earth[...] observation. In what ways does “new space” differ from “old space”? “Old space” goes to great lengths to avoid[...] for which the budget and time-to-market are decisive. Possible...

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

The last European mission to Venus improved our understanding of the greenhouse effect on Earth[...] Earth "Venus Express", the first and so far also the last European Venus probe, was launched on November[...] development of Earth. Jan Wörner, Director General of the European Space Agency ESA,...

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

is the use of smaller fleets and swarms of satellites for applications such as Earth observation and communications[...] to observe the market and to look closely at how trends develop. This is why we can also make a good[...] observation methods like putting together individual images like a...

Satellites

-efficient basis for other applications such as earth observation or meteorology. The first satellite[...] AG, Munich site   EnMAP is the German hyperspectral earth observation satellite with more than 200[...] and a ground resolution of 30 m, the agile satellite system achieves global coverage...

Destination Venus Part 7: How OHB intends to bring scientific instruments into the atmosphere of Venus

instruments into the atmosphere of Venus Does life exist on our Earth's closest neighbour? Astronomers have[...] for this is that on Earth phosphine is mostly created through biological processes, which is why the detection[...] of the compound in the atmosphere of an Earth-like planet is...

Space Encounter: Europe must be careful not to lose out

or financial markets; they depend on highly precise time signals from space. Earth observation satellites[...] . Under "@astro_matthias," our German astronaut will regularly send tweets from the "Cosmic Kiss" mission to Earth. After[...] on the planet. There could not have been a more appropriate...

Space Encounter: Science must foster its role as the fountain of truth

this. Take, for example, the data provided by Earth observation satellites. This is information relating[...] be evaluated? As an observer of the system with a fairly realistic view of science, I am looking forward[...] knowledge. Whether we will one day find a second earth on which humanity can...

The Flyeye-Telescope – early warning service for the sky

to colliding with the Earth. As recently as on October 10, 2019, ESA extended its list of risks to include[...] asteroid “2019 SU3”, which could potentially hit the Earth in September 2084. In July 2019, asteroid “2019[...] OK” had passed the Earth almost without ­ eing detected. And the asteroid...

Space Encounter: Europe's security is also defended in space

quality data and a deeper understanding of the Earth's ecosystem. Satellite measurements and observations[...] member states agree on hardly anything as much as the fact that the ongoing space programmes to observe[...] information via satellite, protected from foreign ears and eyes – even if the...

Milestones

as Galileo. Once again, hardly any sector observer thought that OHB was seriously in the running[...] was launched as early as in 1994. Brem-Sat was a small scientific and technical multi-talent, allowing