The colonization of Mars will still have to be awaited

this dream becomes reality. © NASA / JPL-Caltech New Space 17. January 2020 "Realistic is everything we can[...] conceive of" Futurologist Matthias Horx on the new space boom and the future of space exploration After[...] the Space Race in the 1960s, the fascination for space died down. In recent...

The coronavirus crisis will render the world more digital

© OHB Space Encounter 23. March 2020 A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space[...] . With its satellite technology, the space industry is in a position to quickly provide capacities[...] for such an expansion of digital possibilities. 4. The space industry itself can look into the...

The Flyeye-Telescope – early warning service for the sky

/A. Baker Space Safety 23. April 2020 The Flyeye-Telescope EARLY WARNING SERVICE FOR THE SKY[...] space agency ASI. According to ESA, several Flyeye telescopes will be installed around the world

"It will make a significant difference for Germany as a business location whether we have a launch site or not"

New Space 14. October 2020 "It will make a significant difference for Germany as a business[...] to establish a German launch site for micro-launchers, which was presented for the first time at the BDI Space[...] , he explains why the New Space movement is helping to make the space industry an...

Europe is committed to protecting the Earth

© OHB Space Encounter 05. December 2019 A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space[...] of around EUR 1.8 billion for the next three years at the ESA “Space19+” conference, EUR 520 million[...] the dangerous changes to the climate and environment. Space Safety: Asteroid Defense...

Return to the Moon: First Apollo, now Artemis

Artistic rendering of the Gateway and Orion. © NASA/ESA/ATG Medialab Exploration Human Spaceflight[...] by 2024. On March 26, 2019, during the fifth meeting of the National Space Council in Huntsville, Alabama[...] . The following Apollo missions were in space for longer although the amount of...

We.OHB - Part 1: It's important to have a vision!

Welcome back on planet Earth Matthias Maurer!

in space. ©ESA/NASA ISS Human Spaceflight 06. May 2022 Welcome back on planet Earth Matthias Maurer[...] Space Station always in sight: When Dr. Marco Berg, Head of Human Space Flight and Exploration at OHB[...] with the space station for years. His department develops and supports a number of...

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

Spaceflight 09. December 2022 Fill it up, please! Why the European Refuelling Module is a gamechanger[...] for exploration missions Cars need fuel, so do satellites and spaceships. However, the refuelling infrastructure[...] on Earth is much better than in space. Or to put it another way: There...

A mission to Venus will help us to better understand the Earth

© OHB Space Encounter Exploration #DestinationVenus 01. November 2019 A column by Marco Fuchs[...] : thoughts about time and space A mission to Venus will help us to better understand the Earth[...] . At this site in South Texas, Space X is building a spaceport for its Starship. Soon, this spacecra...