Exploration of the Universe Part 3 - Is it possible to land on the gas giants in our solar system?

during our expedition through the solar system. These are also referred to as Earth-like planets and have[...] planets. These are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Closest to the Earth are the gas giants Jupiter[...] , it is a good eleven times larger than the Earth and by far the largest...

CO2M

programme alongside Galileo and provides an independent Earth observation infrastructure. All Copernicus

There’s quite a lot going on up there: space debris is becoming an ever bigger problem

. At the same time, many satellites are located in this area, as it is particularly useful for Earth observation[...] missions. Below 400 km, scrap particles burn up within a few years when they enter the earth’s atmosphere[...] into the Earth’s atmosphere by either constructing the satellite in...

Space Encounter: The moon is an exciting target, especially from a research point of view

to use satellite technology to continue observing the Earth and tracking the harmful changes closely[...] for the Earth and humanity in the future. Many people dream of new settlements on the Moon, some talk of using[...] is primarily important and valuable for humanity because it forms part of...

Space Encounter: Bezos' audacious ride into space will give new impetus to useful space technology

on Earth near the launch site in West Texas. The reusable rocket landed just before that, spreading plumes[...] all, the much more significant achievement of spaceflight is that of observation, that of gathering[...] facts about the Earth as a system. Only from an altitude of a few hundred...

Small but powerful: Microsatellite ESAIL gets ready for launch

with microsatellites? Before I came to LxS, I was involved primarily with earth observation satellites and other rather[...] programme and, among other things, are tasked with observing the oceans by, for example, measuring[...] early to start something new. And that applies equally to things...

MTG Meteosat Third Generation: Taking a precise look at the atmosphere

, which directs the primary mirror of telescopes to observation points on Earth with absolute precision[...] , ensures that the instrument always faces the Earth in the right position. We have ensured[...] weather events are not identified early enough, there is the potential for populations to be...

Obituary for Ulrich Schulz

relentlessly until the end on the development of an Earth observation system that would monitor environmental[...] and services for the industry. His down-to-earth nature never changed as he rose through the ranks[...] to a very special person whose name is associated with OHB like hardly any...

Germany's eyes in space – The SAR-Lupe and SARah satellite reconnaissance systems

a special role in this context, as images can be taken from space from any point on the Earth's surface[...] are identical in design and orbit the Earth at an average altitude of 500 kilometres in near-polar orbits[...] on Earth. Unlike optical systems, the satellites' ability to record images is...

Space Encounter: The story of a good idea

in the broad spectrum of innovation capability. Of course, I'm also observing very closely which start[...] with its own commercial satellite constellation for industrial communications services in low earth orbit