ExoMars 2016 lifted off from Baikonur

a Russian Proton rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The confirmation of the spacecraft[...] (22:10 CET). ExoMars2016 is a joint endeavour between ESA and Russia’s Roscosmos space agency, and comprises[...] contractor Thales Alenia Space Italia is leading the industrial team with...

Four Galileo FOC satellites successfully launched all at once

from the Kourou space center in French-Guiana today at 14:06 CET. Some four hours later they reached their planned[...] for Institutional Space Programs says: “Following the successful initialization, a stable connection[...] and the European Space Agency ESA have signed a joint transfer...

Dr. Lutz Bertling and Kurt Melching appointed to the Management Board of OHB SE

Board of OHB SE Bremen - The Supervisory Board of Bremen-based space and technology group OHB[...] , he will oversee corporate development, space services and digitalization. In addition, the Supervisory Board[...] will contribute to the Group’s sustained profitable growth. This particularly...

Hera

Hera glides past Didymos. © ESA Why are DART and Hera playing billiards in space? Well over[...] are on the European Space Agency's (ESA) risk list due to their trajectory and size and are under special observation[...] . However, ESA and other space agencies do not only observe these asteroids:...

CO2M

of the Paris Agreement are met. The European Copernicus programme Copernicus is the second major European space[...] , at sea, in the air and in space is primarily used for monitoring the environment and climate, but also[...] the satellite platforms. A key partner is Thales Alenia Space as...

Successful Launch: ExoMars on its way to the Red Planet

biological – activity. Yesterday evening, the signals from the spacecraft, received at ESA’s control centre[...] in Darmstadt, Germany at 21:29 GMT (22:29 CET), confirmed that the launch was successful and the spacecraft[...] attached, then completed a series of four burns before the spacecraft...

Dr. Wolfgang Paetsch joining the Management Board of OHB System AG

will be primarily responsible for the space projects that are being executed for the European Space Agency ESA[...] missions and human space flight projects. “We have gained in Dr. Paetsch an experienced manager from within

OHB contributing to definition phase for Venus mission EnVision

of the technology and space group OHB SE, will be defining the structure and thermal system for the European Venus[...] orbiter EnVision under a subcontract from Thales Alenia Space. The mission was selected for implementation[...] by the European Space Agency (ESA) on 10 June and is expected to...

#EngineeringOurEarth Part 3: What is geoengineering?

researched. © OHB Space-based Solar Shields   Idea: A large number of spacecraft is placed between[...] the Sun and the Earth to intercept part of the incoming sunlight. Advantages: The spacecraft can be moved[...] are anticipated for this concept. Disadvantages : To achieve sufficient shading, a...

Graduates and professionals

projects and become part of an industry of pioneers and visionaries. Apply now What to expect at OHB? Space[...] In the Lunar Gateway project, we are working in cooperation with the major space organisations. Together[...] . This is key to achieving high performances for complex space instruments...