OHB and Sierra Space sign MOU for European use of the Orbital Reef space station

08. April 2022 Press Release OHB and Sierra Space sign MOU for European use of the Orbital Reef[...] on the use of the new Orbital Reef space station. The memorandum of understanding was signed by Dr. Lutz Bertling[...] is developing and building the new commercial space station “Orbital Reef”,...

OHB CEO Fuchs: Asteroid research to protect the Earth

, the space agencies would not be able to react spontaneously. Their response would call for careful planning[...] , Asteroid Day is backed by such celebrities as the Astronomer Royal Prof. Lord Martin Rees (next to Prof

Asteroid Day is Ready to Rock Around the Clock

deGrasse Tyson, the series interviews, among others, UK Astronomer Royal, Lord Martin Rees; Dr. Brian

Global Leaders In Planetary Science Announce Asteroid Day In Luxembourg In 2017

and missions that can aid in more rapid detection and deflection of asteroids. Lord  Martin Rees

Luxembourg satellite ESAIL has reached the European spaceport in Kourou

of the Satellite at Luxembourg Findel Airport. © Cargolux Betzdorf, Luxembourg, February 18, 2020 . ESAIL[...] airport from where it then took off monday morning on board a Cargolux freighter bound for Cayenne, French[...] Guiana. This special service was an exceptional stopover for Cargolux on...

Sign of respect

, Mayor Carsten Sieling, Andreas Mattfeldt, Sarah Ryglewski and OHB CEO Marco Fuchs (from left[...] Carsten Sieling, the roughly 100 guests proceeded to the nearby building site, which has an area[...] of Manfred Fuchs Square: Marco Fuchs (CEO OHB), Inga Köstner (Head of local office), Mayor Carst...

OHB on its way to Mars: Carrier leaving the Bremen site

26. March 2019 Press Release OHB on its way to Mars Final sprint for the ExoMars mission: carrier[...] leaving the Bremen site In the second mission, the carrier supplied by OHB will be used for safely[...] 28, 2019. The ExoMars mission has reached its final spurt: the carrier module, which was...

MT Aerospace signs 35 million euro contract with ArianeGroup for the development of the PHOEBUS technology demonstrator

, a lightweight composite upper stage* based on carbon fiber will be developed for the new European launch[...] solutions: The use of the smart material carbon fiber makes it possible to largely dispense with metallic[...] of European launch vehicles will be made of ultra-light composite...

OHB now also with a key role in the second ExoMars mission

received for carrier module for the long journey to the Red Planet Bremen, March 08, 2018.  OHB System[...] specialist is to supply the carrier module for the second ExoMars mission. The ExoMars program is developed[...] , Roscosmos, for the purpose of searching for traces of life on the Red...

OHB joins forces with start-up Searoutes

. The company was set up by two co-founders - Dr. Pierre Garreau and Mr. Carsten Bullemer, two sailing[...] insights into the carbon footprint of freight transport as a first step towards decarbonising supply chains[...] characteristics, weather patterns and currents) to forecast the carbon...

OHB SE exhibiting at ILA in Berlin

and its involvement in the SpacePavilion, the Group will also be taking part in the Career Center workshop[...] services. Career Center with interactive elements The OHB Group will also be present at Career Center[...] , which features a joint BDLI stand called “KarriereWerkstatt” (“career...

Italian ambassador Benassi visited honorary consulate and OHB in Bremen

he was received by the mayor Dr. Carsten Sieling. In the afternoon, he signed the Golden Book of the Free

MT Aerospace receives "Space Flight Awareness Award" from NASA and Boeing

and that we are recognized for delivering quality products," said Carsten Landmann, CFO of MT Aerospace. "Our team is proud

OHB and ESA sign contract for Copernicus atmospheric CO2 monitoring mission

mission New environmental satellites are to measure carbon dioxide emissions caused by human activities[...] to measure carbon dioxide emissions caused by human activities. The total value of the contract is 445[...] to specifically measure how much climate-damaging carbon dioxide is actually...

Astronaut Matthias Maurer to exercise on board the ISS with an OHB-qualified EMS suit

to exercise on board the ISS with an OHB-qualified EMS suit OHB also contributing to bioprinter for wound care[...] will be the first German astronaut from the European Space Agency ESA to be carried on board a SpaceX Falcon[...] are being carried out at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Bonn...

OHB awarded ESA contract for V2X mission

communications for passenger cars can be ensured by incorporating satellites in existing 5G terrestrial networks[...] is on a business trip by car will know the situation: you want to use car features like navigation or remote[...] car connectivity but also at exploiting automotive and space...

MT Aerospace and ArianeGroup sign prototype development contract for optimized Ariane 6 upper stage

black upper stage for the European launcher Ariane 6. The advantages of the smart material CFRP (carbon[...] *) called "ICARUS", full use is being made of CFRP: The use of the smart material carbon fiber should make[...] of the dark material CFRP) ICARUS upper stage will be able to carry an...

OHB awarded ESA contract for Dream Chaser Spacecraft study

The space utility vehicle is designed for transporting cargo to low-Earth orbit Dream Chaser on orbit. © SNC[...] crew and cargo to LEO destinations such as the International Space Station. The Dream Chaser spacecraft[...] was selected by NASA to provide a minimum of six cargo missions to and...

OHB in mourning following the death of Horst Rauck

. He devoted his entire career as an engineer to space. Immediately after graduating with a degree[...] of his career. In various positions, which included management board and supervisory board posts, he drove[...] the end of his active career, Horst Rauck continued his dedication to aviation and...

Boeing and MT Aerospace extend transatlantic partnership in space exploration

standards for the launch of astronauts and cargo SLS is built to launch astronauts as well as cargo[...] of carrying astronauts and cargo on the agency’s Artemis missions to the moon and beyond to Mars. Around 3,800

Back to the Moon – with tank components from MT Aerospace AG: NASA's heavy-lift rocket SLS launches Artemis 1 mission

from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, carrying an uncrewed Orion space capsule into lunar orbit[...] SLS NASA’s Space Launch System is the most powerful rocket ever built, capable of carrying astronauts[...] and cargo on the agency’s Artemis missions to the moon and beyond to Mars....

The Baltic Sea region goes green: OHB Digital Connect coordinates Baltic GTIF project

project Earth observation data to enable a more sustainable and carbon-neutral future Bremen, 14 March[...] urban development, agricultural carbon balances, resilient food systems and adaptive forestry practices[...] :  Marcel Dietz Investor Relations Phone: +49 421 2020 6426 Email: ir@ohb.de This...

Fly me to the Moon!

spacecraft (co-developed with NGO SpaceIL) that went on its maiden flight earlier this year carrying a small[...] Agency ESA) towards a competitively priced lunar landing mission carrying several scientific[...] navigation and ranging without GPS. OHB’s Moon Missions In 2014, OHB carried out its...

At OHB SE students and graduates are preparing for a career in the space industry with the "Trainee Program" ASTRI

23. April 2018 Press Release At OHB SE, students and graduates are preparing for a career[...] are going to boldly embark on a career-making opportunity to work in the international programme ASTRI (Advanced[...] for a future career in the space industry for myself and my colleagues.” Christopher...

School meets the private sector: OHB and ÖG forging a partnership agreement

time, OHB wants to make it easier for school students to enter a career in the space industry, while[...] . OHB will also participate in ÖG’s university and career information day and offer job-experience[...] ÖG as an ideal channel for identifying young people interested in a career in space....

Technology transfer: OHB investigates protective effect of cleanroom clothing against infectious droplets

and can only be carried out at considerable expense. Cleanroom clothing, on the other hand, usually[...] on different textile surfaces. OHB, Dastex and Krüss received support in carrying out the measurements[...] . However, the measurements carried out showed that cleanroom clothing finished with...

OHB and ESA signed a contract for the third Copernicus CO2M-Satellite

programme Copernicus aims to specifically monitor how much climate-changing carbon dioxide is released[...] for one satellite to record all carbon and nitrogen dioxide globally, this reduces to 5 days with 2 satellites[...] will be equipped with cutting-edge technology capable of measuring carbon...

OHB and IAI Team in Proposing Lunar Surface Access Service to the European Space Agency

, however, is still a challenge. At OHB we have carried out several technology studies on landing, using[...] that can carry several tons of cargo to the moon. The companies also plan to collaborate on a payload

Beautiful clouds on board the ISS Space Station

. Over the past 20 years, very successful basic research with plasma crystal systems has been carried out[...] can be carried out in a variety of different ways. “Over the years, we have proven ourselves[...] to the importance and potential of complex plasmas. The experiments carried out so far...

OHB to construct a pioneering spacecraft constellation to capture gravitational waves

to their extreme,” said Prof. Carole Mundell, ESA’s Director of Science, and she adds: “When it is flying, LISA[...] , and probe the rate of expansion of the Universe. Each spacecraft will carry a pair of solid gold-platinum[...] Carole Mundell, ESA’s Director of Science and Chiara Pedersoli, CEO...

Industry-University Education MoU – Press release material

countries.  Each ASTRI Programme is intended to devote globally eighteen months to carry out a project[...] a standard master, while a second phase, lasting the remaining twelve (12) months, would have to be carried out

Solid motor housing for a possible payload rocket successfully tested

carbon fibre reinforced rocket motor housing (CFK booster). MT Aerospace AG developed a housing based[...] in Bonn (DLR). The state-of-the-art production technology for carbon fibre processing, verified in 2017

Chiara Pedersoli promoted to the Management Board of OHB System AG

engineering in Milan, after which she continued her professional training and commenced her career[...] be pursuing a career in the space industry. “I am pleased that I am able to make a contribution here

MT Aerospace AG commissioned to deliver Tank Systems for European Mars-Mission ERO

the required stability by a CFRP (carbon fiber reinforced plastic) wrapping is the first choice of design." To date[...] . The scientific investigations of the valuable cargo will lead to completely new insights and ideally complement[...] the experiments transmitted by Mars probes or previously c...

All systems go! EnMAP launch date confirmed by SpaceX

for 18:24 hours German summer time. EnMAP will be carried on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 launcher and placed[...] as the satellite carries a hyperspectral instrument that has two imaging spectrometers with a total of 242[...] and operating the ground segment: the German Space Operations Center in...

Instrument for German environmental satellite EnMAP performing well in test campaign

mission. This mission will be targeting carbon dioxide, which is a harmful greenhouse gas, by taking[...] measurements in the Earth’s atmosphere,” reports OHB’s CEO Fuchs. “It is important to understand the carbon[...] Operations Center in Oberpfaffenhofen will be carrying out and monitoring...

Copernicus CO2 monitoring mission CO2M passes Space Segment Requirements Review

of the satellite platforms, OHB is making a major contribution to measuring atmospheric carbon dioxide[...] of the mission. The data obtained by the satellites will not only make it possible to quantify the carbon dioxide

Successful launch for Heinrich Hertz mission

satellite on its way into space A part of European space history takes off: the last Ariane 5 rocket carries[...] -West Pommerania). Arianespace is responsible for mission launch on board the Ariane carrier rocket

OHB celebrates milestone: Asteroid probe Hera mating successfully completed

on 16 October 2026 and carry out a detailed investigation of the impact site and the properties of Dimorphos[...] . For this purpose, Hera will be carrying two mini satellites on board in addition to its own instruments, which

Research in zero gravity environment:

to determine whether their experiments are suitable for use in space by carrying out TEXUS missions. OHB System[...] and technology tests carried on board the rocket can only be conducted under space conditions during this period

Space for Earth - OHB SE at the ILA 2024

(GOSA) plans to carry out its first (suborbital) rocket launch from the North Sea from its mobile launch[...] to the asteroid defence mission AIDA, which is being carried out jointly by NASA and ESA. Hera will fly

OHB with a successful launch into a geostationary orbit

kilometers. A Russian Soyuz carrier had lifted off on schedule at 2.03 hours CET from Europe’s Spaceport[...] in Kourou, French-Guyana. Roughly half an hour later, the carrier released the satellite with a mass[...] based on the SmallGEO platform, which will be able to carry a substantially...

Management Board and Supervisory Board of OHB SE recommend accepting the voluntary public takeover offer by KKR

per share after careful analysis seen as fair, adequate and attractive; offer provides opportunity[...] independently from one another. On the basis of the careful analysis, taking into account a fairness opinion[...] , chairman of the Supervisory Board of OHB, added: “After careful and thorough...

Antwerp Space awarded a contract for the realisation of the LaRa instrument for ExoMars 2020

design the so-called Carrier, which will bring the rover to Mars. In addition, OHB is responsible[...] see more information in the  ExoMars broschure . EXOMARS RSP - Carrier Module releasing the Descent Module which brings the Surface

OHB Communications Satellite for HISPASAT arrived at Launch Site

belonging to the SmallGEO family.” Transport by Truck, Airplane and Launcher An Antonov airplane carried[...] -1 will be deployed in a geostationary orbit of approximately 36,000 km to carry out its mission operations

New type of propulsion system for SmallGEO “Electra” variant

has to be carried on board, the payload capacity, i.e. the payload mass and electric power available to the customer[...] be enhanced. Moreover, this configuration offers a broad range of compatible carrier and orbit injection

Up close: OHB camera system filming OneWeb satellites in space

) in French Guyana. In addition to t:he first OneWeb satellites, it also carried an on-board camera system[...] -2 successor system was developed for the flight aboard the European VEGA, Soyuz and Ariane 5 carriers

OHB and The Exploration Company intend to accelerate European lunar exploration GNC technologies

and starts with carrying cargo, with the growth potential to fly humans afterwards. The Exploration Company

OHB proceeds with consolidation phase for ESA’s Asteroid Impact Mission

impact models. “This wide array of activities now being carried out underlie how AIM is becoming[...] more and more of a truly European project,” says Ian Carnelli, ESA´s AIM program manager. “We’ve just started our detailed

MT Aerospace and ArianeGroup sign development contracts with ESA for enhanced Ariane 6 composite upper stage technologies

(Innovative Carbon Ariane Upper Stage). Decisions regarding preliminary funding for pre-development[...] of this carbon- fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) upper stage will be decided taken at the next ESA Ministerial