Satellites

Satellite Technology With its steady, primarily organic growth and technological leadership, OHB[...] Commission. OHB System AG as prime contractor and Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) have teamed[...] , the telecommunications satellite H36W-1 produced by space technology company OHB System AG...

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

station, rover or atmospheric mission: the exploration of Venus pushes terrestrial technologies[...] due to overheating. Despite the technical advances of recent decades, the extreme temperatures[...] ) and represents a mixture of mechanical computer, military technology first used in World War I...

We.OHB. Part 9: A motivator of junior staff with a soft spot for black holes

. That’s right. A good team spirit is indispensable. How did you end up in space technology[...] From the school desk to the clean room: How physical/technical assistants qualify for a job at OHB Many career[...] paths lead to a job in space technology: a high school diploma and a degree in...

Detective work on the oceans

in Luxembourg: LuxSpace, a subsidiary of technology group OHB, assembles microsatellites that pick[...] quickly enough. And you are obtaining the technical expertise from the University of Poznan? Gerd Eiden[...] : How physical/technical assistants qualify for a job at OHB Many career paths lead...

#EngineeringOurEarth Part 1: Why OHB is conducting research on geoengineering

contributions space technology can make in the fight against climate change. Of course, satellites already[...] provide important data on the climate and its changes, but perhaps space technology can also be used[...] from the atmosphere. These include the capture and storage of greenhouse gasses...

We.OHB - Part 4t: It’s fascinating to see all the things that have been achieved at this company over the last 37 years

the technical aspects of a project with the budget. “In a nutshell, our parameters are quality, time and cost[...] ,” she says. In her day-to-day business, she therefore has many technical clarification meetings[...] , want to plot the space technology company’s future in a spirit of optimism and...

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

Schneider and Marco Mulser from technology coordination explain why residual stresses in components[...] into non-destructive analysis methods, focusing on synchrotron and neutron-based diffraction techniques[...] . Diffraction techniques use different types of radiation to measure microstructural...

The colonization of Mars will still have to be awaited

combat pilots who followed technical routines. For many years, Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins, the Apollo[...] are to embark on such voyages in the future, it is not just necessary to solve the basic technical problems[...] As a futurologist, Matthias Horx is concerned not only with future technol...

How MT Mechatronics is using radio telescopes to help answer the major questions of interest to humanity

.   Mr. Stenvers, astronomy fascinates very many people – why? On the one hand, it is the technology itself: Modern[...] as technology promotion for the country in question. You do not only need the steel, but also the receiver[...] is also used to develop the high-tech industry of the host...

We.OHB - Part 3: The current growth perspective of OHB offers us great opportunities

the technical component on her day to day job. In 2015, she moved to Munich, where she found her perfect job[...] , strategy, programmatic and business development, with being closer to the technical projects and teams. Her[...] new management duo, want to plot the space technology company’s...