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

hours for 2021. Of course, we want to use these to further develop our mission concept. But we also want[...] . From this, we then created a somewhat more detailed mission concept. However, it also quickly became clear[...] : Geoengineering 25. February 2022 “The more diverse the knowledge base is,...

Hera

and missions that could prevent serious or even fatal asteroid impacts on Earth in the future. AIDA: The first[...] and will collide with Dimorphos, the smaller of the two bodies, in October 2022. The Hera probe is currently[...] being built at OHB and will follow in 2024. Hera is scheduled to...

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

are the classic requirements for working on space missions. Yet, as the old saying goes, exceptions prove the rule[...] for our efforts to embark on missions to the moon and Mars in the future. At an altitude of some 400[...] companies. Career portal FURTHER ARTICLES ON We.OHB, CARREER, HUMAN...

TwoMinutesOfSpace Season 2 - Part 2: Comet Interceptor or How to visit an unknown comet

" and explain the big and small wonders of space. Episode 2 introduces a very special exploration mission: Comet[...] More #TwoMinutesOfSpace: TwoMinutesOfSpace 09. May 2022 Solar Sailing - Part 7 of #TwoMinutesOfSpace Season 2 with Carsten[...] © OHB / Ralf Becker TwoMinutesOfSpace Exploration...

Space Encounter: Despite the Corona pandemic: 5 reasons why space industry will continue to gain importance in 2021

since 1990. He is currently the Director of Earth Observation Programmes for the Copernicus missions[...] Council Conference. At that time, the ESA states agreed on six more missions of the European Earth[...] its first launch for 2022 under the umbrella of OHB. I firmly believe in the market...

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

attractive for both the state and commercial launches, but also relevant for security related space missions[...] in terms of position and orientation. In follow-up missions, this formation flight will open up new[...] for the first time in 2022. Although there are a number of spaceport...

Europe is committed to protecting the Earth

Copernicus missions will be implemented The representatives of the ESA member states have understood the need[...] for action – and have acted on it. The European Earth observation mission “Copernicus” was assigned a budget[...] it will be possible to implement all six planned missions – they...

5 Questions and Answers about the MTG - Meteosat Third Generation weather satellite programme

. In addition, OHB is also the prime contractor for the MTG-S Mission. 2. What is MTG capable of? The MTG[...] (photo) was built in OHB's clean rooms. © OHB Meteosat 12. December 2022 5 questions and answers[...] of improving forecasting ability. On 13 December 2022, the first MTG Imager...

Human Spaceflight

contributed to 6 Shuttle/Spacelab missions, to two MIR missions and to the EURECA mission with development[...] missions which have already commenced, DLR has launched a further initiative for lunar exploration[...] . In this connection, OHB-System executed a phase 0 study for the Lunar...

Pioneers of space: the new path to space

missions before reaching the supreme discipline of human space flight. In my case, it was the other way[...] .   We are increasingly moving beyond solely scientific missions in favor of commercial data services, for example. Just[...] more New Space 14. October 2020 "It will make a significant...