Space Encounter: Why earth observation is essential

. What’s more, it makes it possible in the first place to gain new insights into the condition of the earth[...] on how we handle resources, the condition of crops such as cereals or trees can be observed more closely[...] monitoring in particular. Hyperspectral technology allows conclusions to be...

Space Encounter: Family businesses are islands of stability in society

who has the greatest incentive for ensuring that the company is in good condition as he has the most[...] is in good condition. This is possible because the company is seen as an institution closely related[...] relationships October 26, 2018. During the International Astronautical Congress IAC,...

10 questions and answers about Galileo

and answers concerning the European navigation system Following the recent launch of the first two Galileo[...] Commission, the European Space Agency (ESA) awarded the contract for all first-generation satellites to OHB[...] System AG, the principal contractor. Satellites FM 25 & 26 are in the...

Space Encounter: Europe is building an infrastructure of findings with Copernicus

scientists to better assess the consequences and thus provide policymakers with recommendations[...] Copernicus missions. I am very pleased that OHB is able to make a significant contribution to this program[...] of implementing the CO2M mission as the leading contractor. After all, the question...

Return to the Moon: First Apollo, now Artemis

. In addition, the ESM controls the air conditioning and temperature and is responsible for the supply of fuel[...] in the project. One of the planned European contribution includes the ESPRIT module, an infrastructure[...] element that supplies the Gateway with fuel for manoeuvring and attitude c...

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

gut feeling put you on the right track? Yes, absolutely! I work a lot in the cleanroom and consider[...] it a great privilege to be able to work directly on the satellite hardware. I keep regular contact[...] working in a small test team of six to seven people. I like the personal contact and it...

Space Encounter: Why the exploration of space makes sense, but the colonisation of other planets does not

of view, there are certainly 1,000 good reasons to conduct research there and possibly even to set[...] into the vastness of space is an invaluable contribution to further and deeper understanding of how the universe[...] life exists beyond Earth? Exploration provides answers to fundamental...

Destination Venus part 5: Why a mission to Venus helps us to deepen our knowledge about Earth

to bring measuring instruments into the planet's atmosphere and conduct an in-situ search for traces[...] us with information about our Earth Prof. Dr. Pascale Ehrenfreund, CEO of the German Aerospace center, is convinced[...] and it is difficult to conceive of life based on elements other...

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

into the planet's atmosphere and conduct an in-situ search for traces of life. Due to the extreme[...] of the compound in the atmosphere of an Earth-like planet is considered an indication of the existence of life[...] discussed on Twitter. After the press conference of the Royal Astronomical...

Space Encounter: New self-confidence in space

© OHB Space Encounter A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space New self-confidence[...] changes are quite different. Aschbacher succeeds outgoing German Jan Wörner, whose contract expired[...] , in turn, is the choice of new U.S. President Joe Biden, an ex-astronaut and intimate conn...