EASI-STRESS: Non-destructive analysis of residual stress in components

and the German industry in the project consortium. In this interview, project manager Axel Müller and Roland[...] such as lattice distortions in the material. These can then be used to draw conclusions about the residual[...] consortium look like? Axel Müller: We have close cooperation between...

Space Encounter: Space missions are a question of existence for humanity

to the primordial human urge to discover new habitats, the pure instinct to conserve the species leads[...] . And so, in the interest of future generations, we must now think about how we will continue to exist as a species[...] year. If this growth continues at the same rate, we will literally be...

Space Encounter: Alexander Gerst, ISS and the benefits of satellite technology

by Andreas Mattfeldt, the member of parliament for the constituency of Osterholz. In addition to a discussion[...] is a true star. At times I felt like I was at a pop concert, with teenagers queuing at the stage[...] October in Bremen during the International Astronautical Congress IAC at the...

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

destinations in the future, ESA is contributing a special module to the planned Lunar Gateway space station[...] . For aircraft, in-flight refuelling has been common practice for decades, at least in a military context[...] as a test environment. For attitude and orbit control, the Gateway will...

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

to bring measuring instruments into the planet's atmosphere and conduct an in-situ search for traces[...] 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...

OHB SE renewing syndicated loan ahead of schedule on improved terms

terms Bremen, May 24, 2016 .  OHB SE (Prime Standard, ISIN DE0005936124) today signed a contract[...] of the contract, OHB SE has been able to benefit from the currently low interest rates and simultaneously place[...] its funding on a solid footing until at least May 2021.  The funding continues...

20-meter moonwalk: How the “Lunar Explorers” photographic work of art by Michael Najjar found its way to OHB

. The composition “lunar explorers” is celebrating the research conducted on the moon and the twelve moonwalkers[...] at work, conducting experiments. The picture is structured chronologically, with Apollo 11 on the left and Apollo[...] the original negatives as a basis, I created a fictitious...

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...

50 years after the first moon landing: Interview with former astronaut Thomas Reiter

at the European Space Agency (ESA). Today, Thomas Reiter is a consultant to ESA Director General Jan Wörner[...] personal data, your connection to the video streaming provider has been blocked. Click to unblock the video[...] of space flight. Today, consciousness of the Earth’s vulnerability to...

How MT Mechatronics is using radio telescopes to help answer the major questions of interest to humanity

universities to bring measuring instruments into the planet's atmosphere and conduct an in-situ search[...] telescopes to help answer the major questions of interest to humanity A conversation about astronomy, signals[...] with their naked eyes, making measurements and using them to draw con...