Dusty business: Why lunar dust poses a special challenge

on Earth, but also on all other terrestrial planets – and their moons. Our Earth's moon in particular

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

in opposition to Earth, Venus is our closest neighbor. Like Earth, Venus is a terrestrial planet, with the two

Destination Venus Part 7: How OHB intends to bring scientific instruments into the atmosphere of Venus

-terrestrial life. OHB's CEO Marco Fuchs was has been convinced since long before phosphine was discovered

“The first major stage has been completed” - Interview with Dr Wolfgang Paetsch

immediately after delivery of the Batch 2 satellites. On 31 May, the last two Galileo satellites of the second[...] of the next launch, or a sense of coolness and routine given that you have already built 22 satellites[...] major stage has been completed. We have built 22 satellites, and the...

Germany is a global center for superstition

on gaps in knowledge about climate change and the importance of satellite data for precise weather[...] , Head of Corporate Communications at OHB, he explains the benefits of satellite data for weather[...] forecasting and reveals which types of satellites can be found his personal wish list. Mr....

Pioneers of space: the new path to space

develops small satellites. Originally, I wanted continue working on rocket engineering. But then I thought[...] satellite, I will opt for the satellite. I joined LuxSpace in 2008 while I was working on my thesis[...] on the premises of one of the largest operators of telecommunications satellites...

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

From the end of 2022 onwards, the first MTG satellites will gradually launch into space where[...] Meteosat Third Generation - One of the most complex development programs of satellites in Europe If extreme[...] Third Generation) weather satellite program holds out the prospect of improving...

ORBCOMM announces commercial service for its final 11 OG2 satellites

satellites Improves network performance and increases coverage at higher latitudes for its global M2M[...] 11 second generation  OG2 satellites . ORBCOMM’s advanced OG2 satellites are providing both  M2M[...] successfully launched the 11 OG2 satellites on December 21, 2015, aboard a dedicated...

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

could hit astronauts, satellites and other spacecraft and damage them. How much junk is floating[...] . This means that satellites and fragments remain at these heights for hundreds or even thousands of years[...] . At the same time, many satellites are located in this area, as it is particularly...

OHB SE at the ILA Berlin Air Show

., includes a model of a Galileo-FOC* satellite for the European satellite navigation system. Two Galileo-FOC[...] * satellites developed and built by OHB System AG were successfully launched on May 24, 2016 with a Sojus[...] launcher. The company was contracted for a total of 22 FOC satellites;...