The Flyeye-Telescope – early warning service for the sky

of Chaos” also caused some conster­ nation as it is expected to pass us at a distance of around 30,000[...] as I am concerned, our work is always particularly valuable when OHB employees’ expertise can make a meaningful[...] contribution to humankind,” says Marco Fuchs, CEO of high-tech group OHB...

Courage through self-awareness

if you think you are already courageous enough or wish to become so. By meditating, I can heighten my conscious[...] stress management and fewer cardiovascular diseases “By meditating, I can heighten my conscious response[...] followers of Buddhist practices and convinced of the positive effect...

#EngineeringOurEarth Part 6: Why framing matters when communicating about geoengineering

it than the other. In everyday life we are constantly confronted with analogies. Analogies help[...] -founded consortium on geoengineering together with philosopher Prof. Dr. Dr. Norman Sieroka, who teaches[...] people are generally in favour of mitigating the consequences of climate change and...

Lunar Gateway: Why the European Refuelling Module is a gamechanger for exploration missions

consisting of Hall-effect thrusters. As with other ion engines, Hall-effect propulsion works by ionising[...] this uncontrolled heating, the heart of the XTS consists of a thermal compressor. This takes in the gaseous xenon[...] complexity – starting with a so-called breadboard, which mainly cons...

10 questions and answers about Galileo

. If, for example, GPS were suddenly to stop functioning or were switched off, this would have consequences[...] 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...

How the Digital Twin works at the port of Bremen

). In principle, however, this method can also be applied to other areas outside port logistics: At construction[...] as it is continuously connected to the physical object it represents. It consists of sensors that receive data, a memory[...] subsidiary OHB Digital Services GmbH, which is...

Obituary for Ulrich Schulz

during his eventful life. Uli was our first engineer and started as head of development and construction[...] and responsibility for the development, construction, and operation of OHB’s first small satellites such as SAFIR[...] convinced Uli. The fact that he was a very open-minded and...

Educate, Entertain & Inspire: How the OHB community NextGen creates connections

community NextGen creates connections The mood over coffee at the OHB Spacelounge canteen is very good[...] connections, which is why all OHB employees are always welcome at our events. We have set an internal age[...] & Inspire” values the opportunity to participate and make an extraordinary con...

Destination Venus part 4: What could a mission to Venus look like?

. Where would the power for the drive come from? From the sun. Venus’ solar constant is almost twice[...] Janovsky, head of pre-development at OHB and an expert in space systems studies, considers a mission[...] a similar approach for the design of the next Venus mission out of time and budget con...

From SpaceX to the OHB Supervisory Board. An interview with Dr. Hans Königsmann

and the Starlink constellation in various leading positions. In 2014, NASA awarded Hans Königsmann[...] , or to consider propulsion systems basically physics, mechanics, also good software or electronic skills are ver[...] . Will you miss SpaceX? I'll still be in touch with many of the people...