TwoMinutesOfSpace Part 15: A new mission to Venus?

#TwoMinutesOfSpace Part 15: A new mission to Venus? OHB expert Carsten Borowy shares his knowledge about the wonders[...] More #TwoMinutesOfSpace: TwoMinutesOfSpace 09. May 2022 Solar Sailing - Part 7 of #TwoMinutesOfSpace Season 2 with Carsten[...] © OHB / Ralf Becker TwoMinutesOfSpace...

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

: thoughts about time and space A mission to Venus will help us to better understand the Earth[...] will be starting on its mission to search for traces of life on the planet. It almost seems to me as if everyone[...] as we know it on Earth. We know from various missions to Venus that temperatures...

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

of this mission is to use a satellite developed and built by OHB from 2026 onwards to search for exoplanets[...] on science missions. Are there exoplanets in the universe Take ESA’s “ Plato ” project, for example. The aim[...] Space missions are a question of existence for humanity Why we must...

Space Encounter: Missions to Mars will require more infrastructure in space

© OHB Space Encounter 23. May 2018 A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space Missions[...] by 2022. I have a lot of respect for Elon, we have known each other for many years. The simultaneous

Space Encounter: Why we need more funding for space missions

we need more funding for space missions The benefits of space activities are indisputable August

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

. In principle, this mission is not unlike the ExoMars mission, the only difference being that atmosphere probes[...] to Venus to be launched? Based on the experience we have gained with the ExoMars mission, we could be ready[...] 2020 A new mission to Venus? - Part 15 of #TwoMinutesOfSpace with...

Space Encounter: We are determined to play a role in the next Israeli mission to the Moon.

#DestinationVenus Part 9: What insights can we expect from the new Venus missions?

2020 A new mission to Venus? - Part 15 of #TwoMinutesOfSpace with Carsten Borowy More #DestinationVenus[...] of an atmospheric mission. Read more #DestinationVenus 23. January 2020 "Our sister planet and each phase[...] In the 2030s, three new missions – DAVINCI, VERITAS and EnVision – will reach...

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

for exploration missions Cars need fuel, so do satellites and spaceships. However, the refuelling infrastructure[...] of fuel brought from Earth. To change this and enable sustainable exploration missions to more distant[...] importance for crewed exploration missions to more distant destinations...

Destination Venus part 2: Why a mission to venus can spark the development of new technologies

more TwoMinutesOfSpace 21. September 2020 A new mission to Venus? - Part 15 of #TwoMinutesOfSpace with Carsten Borowy[...] of an atmospheric mission. Read more #DestinationVenus 23. January 2020 "Our sister planet and each phase[...] The last European mission to Venus improved our understanding...

Destination Venus part 5: Why a mission to Venus helps us to deepen our knowledge about Earth

2020 A new mission to Venus? - Part 15 of #TwoMinutesOfSpace with Carsten Borowy More #DestinationVenus[...] of an atmospheric mission. Read more #DestinationVenus 08. January 2020 "We could be ready for launch in five[...] that we can learn a lot about our Solar System and our Earth from mission...

Is there life on Mars?

? One of the main purposes of the upcoming second ExoMars mission is to find traces of life. To this end[...] to find traces.   ExoMars Brochure (German/English): Two missions, one program to explore the Red[...] Planet   Download the PDF here. What is the technical basis of the ExoMars mission? E...

OHB SE at the ILA Berlin Air Show

on the European deployment of the Dream Chaser known as “DC4EU”. The unmanned Mars Mission ExoMars 2020 includes[...] and distribution of the samples is also on display at the OHB stand. OHB contributed to the ExoMars mission 2016[...] in the satellite missions Hispasat 36-W-1, EDRS-C and...

Space Encounter: Why the exploration of space makes sense, but the colonisation of other planets does not

for a long time yet. The ExoMars mission: Europe and Russia are going to Mars In 2022, Perseverance[...] and Ingenuity are due to have a visitor: Then the second part of the ExoMars mission will be launched. Part[...] 1, the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, is already in orbit around the Red Planet....

Space Encounter: Germany demonstrates claim to technology leadership

missions from the very beginning. Most recently, as is well known, the ExoMars 2022 mission had[...] decided to resume the mission with a new constellation of partners and to launch it in 2028. OHB developed[...] and missions over the next three years. Germany contributes the largest share to the...

Exploration

missions with OHB participation are: PLATO – a mission to search for transiting exoplanets, ExoMars[...] physics and astrophysics as well as missions for the exploitation of extraterrestrial resources[...] . In addition, there are technology demonstration missions that are relevant to the...

The Twenties will be a decade of increased human activity in space

, the European ExoMars 2020 mission will be launched. However, this is a robotic mission. From my point of view[...] . The purpose of the European ExoMars 2020 mission to Mars is not to establish human settlements[...] fundamentally. This means that probes will still be limited to our solar system...

Milestones

a key role in the ExoMars mission satellite, which has been orbiting the Red Planet since 2016. © ESA[...] in weightless conditions. © OHB OHB contributed 14 research units to the German-Russian MIR 92 mission. © NASA[...] flights and contributions to the major space missions of the time...

Become a space pioneer by joining European space company OHB

current and future space missions. Prof. Dr. Claus Braxmaier also assists with the satellite missions[...] of exploring the technical challenges posed by a space mission. Working in a team, they receive a unique chance[...] it is activated, just like in a real space mission. With their...

Space Encounter: Bremen consolidating its “City of Space” reputation as the host of the IAC 2018

be of greater concern to us in the future. Firstly, because missions such as ExoMars, in which OHB is playing[...] mission, on which our Company is also working as the prime contractor, could be very helpful[...] abstract idea, which is why PLATO is also a scientific mission; but it very much...

OHB facilitating astronomical research

, PLATO). Space probes A further core competence of the OHB Group comprises the development of missions[...] of the overall systems. Further examples of exploration missions currently being worked on as part of studies[...] include Athena – an X-ray mission, Lisa – a mission for detecting...

The colonization of Mars will still have to be awaited

. This is a consequence of the overview effect. This year, several missions, including the European ExoMars 2020 mission[...] . In an interview, he explains why crewed exploration missions need a strong motive and why this means that humanity[...] that the first landing will be on one of these two...

Space Encounter: The new Cold War in space: Here's how it affects the succession of the ISS

sector. After the end of the European-Russian Mars mission ExoMars, the end of launches with the Russian[...] . There, ESA wanted to carry out the Luna missions together with Roskosmos. This was to test new equipment[...] to transport astronauts to the lunar surface with the American Artemis missi...

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

, on the benefits of a Venus mission. Read more Exploration 21. October 2022 Artemis, the Gateway and the future[...] is a gamechanger for exploration missions Read more Exploration 12. September 2022 Gazing at the stars – OHB[...] it is an exciting destination for scientific missions. Read more...

Space Encounter: Germany's Internet gaps hamper innovation and damage prosperity

© OHB Space Encounter 31. August 2020 A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space[...] Germany's Internet gaps hamper innovation and damage prosperity August 31, 2020. The buzzword[...] made exorbitant profits, but many other businesses have also reacted quickly and made their...

Space Encounter: Mars is not our rescue ship

with satellite programmes such as the European Earth observation mission Copernicus. The CO2M mission, which OHB[...] , the nastiest Antarctic winter is a wellness programme. I am not against scientific missions to Mars[...] change: "Mars is not our rescue ship" August 27, 2021. Svenja Schulze,...

Into the unknown: How Comet Interceptor will study a comet that has not yet been discovered

is a gamechanger for exploration missions Read more Space Encounter 25. November 2022 Germany demonstrates claim[...] structures of transiting exoplanets. Both missions will be delivered to the Sun-Earth Lagrange point[...] currently in? As I mentioned before, the mission is due for launch in 202...

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

in recent years, while scientific space exploration missions have also received greater attention. All[...] activities of “their” City of Space). This very clearly showed us that we were no longer an exotic industry

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

2020 A new mission to Venus? - Part 15 of #TwoMinutesOfSpace with Carsten Borowy More #DestinationVenus[...] 06. May 2020 How do you explore one of the most hostile planets in our solar system? Missions to Venus[...] , however, a mission into the atmosphere is, according to current knowledge, the...

Exploration of the Universe Part 3 - Is it possible to land on the gas giants in our solar system?

is scheduled to launch in 2022 and will reach the Jupiter system within seven years. The scientific mission[...] of 32 low-altitude flybys. At the end of mission in 2021, the orbiter is to undergo controlled incineration[...] of the primary antenna. One part of the mission also entailed an entry...

#DestinationVenus Part 8: On a flying visit to Earth's closest neighbour

missions are scheduled to head towards Venus between 2028 and 2030. EnVision is currently scheduled[...] the best one. More TwoMinutesOfSpace 21. September 2020 A new mission to Venus? - Part[...] with the development of an atmospheric mission. Read more #DestinationVenus 23. January 2020 "Our...

Return to the Moon: First Apollo, now Artemis

of the Artemis program is to send not just the next man but also the first woman to the Moon in 2024. The mission[...] new mission plans. And on May 14, the new Moon program acquired the name Artemis. This is a clear nod[...] to the Apollo missions that took the first astronauts to the Moon: in...

Billiards in space - DART and Hera

observing these asteroids: they are also working on possible models and missions that could prevent serious[...] mission: DART and AIM The first concept study for the AIDA mission was presented back in February 2015[...] . The mission concept at that time envisaged a mission with two space probes:...

Destination Venus part 6: Mechanical rover or atmospheric probes? How do you explore one of the most hostile planets in our solar system?

2020 A new mission to Venus? - Part 15 of #TwoMinutesOfSpace with Carsten Borowy More #DestinationVenus[...] station, rover or atmospheric mission: the exploration of Venus pushes terrestrial technologies[...] . The subsequent missions fared only marginally better. So far, no probe has functioned...

Space debris: Earth’s orbit is getting cluttered

missions orbit the Earth, endangering active spacecraft. What can be done to avoid adding even[...] missions. Where is space debris to be found? Wherever humans have been active in space so far[...] are particularly suitable for Earth observation missions. Below 400 kilometres, debris objects...

CO2M: Tracking down human CO2 emissions - Part 1

the industrial consortium which is working flat out to realise the satellites for the mission by 2025[...] from? The European Earth observation mission CO2M is expected to provide answers to this question. OHB is heading[...] mission CO2M, it will become possible for the first time to distinguish...

CO2M: Tracking down human CO2 emissions - Part 2

the industrial consortium which is working flat out to realise the satellites for the mission by 2025[...] from? The European Earth observation mission CO2M is expected to provide answers to this question. OHB is heading[...] mission CO2M, it will become possible for the first time to distinguish...

How small satellites made in Bremen could be used to detect methane sources

at the University of Bremen are working on a mission proposal for climate monitoring Heat, droughts, floods, storms[...] working together with the Institute for Environmental Physics at the University of Bremen on a mission[...] Satellite Mission for Climate Monitoring", or BreKliMon for short....

#EngineeringOurEarth Part 4: How TU Delft contributes to the geoengineering consortium established by OHB

How can the Earth be shaded from space? Students at TU Delft are currently working on mission[...] dynamics, trajectory design and space mission design and in particular on solar sailing as a sustainable[...] , allowing it to accelerate and manoeuvre through space. For traditional space missions,...

EnMAP: Making the invisible visible

. As the prime contractor for the EnMAP (Environmental Mapping & Analysis Program) mission, OHB is making[...] , Bernhard Sang and Rüdiger Schönfeld about the importance of the German hyperspectral mission for addressing[...] on the EnMAP mission for about 15 years. What does this project mean for...

Welcome back on planet Earth Matthias Maurer!

2022 Lunar Gateway: Why the European Refuelling Module is a gamechanger for exploration missions Read[...] for research in space - also during the mission of German ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer. Mr. Berg, after around[...] six months on the ISS, Matthias Maurer has landed back on Earth. How did...

Space Encounter: New self-confidence in space

of the three large Venus missions recently announced by NASA and ESA. Read more Exploration 21. October 2022[...] that governs NASA initiatives and missions. New approaches for current space challenges Nevertheless[...] message is that he expects him and President Biden to support the Artemis mis...

Destination Venus part 3: Was Venus a twin of Earth millions of years ago?

2020 A new mission to Venus? - Part 15 of #TwoMinutesOfSpace with Carsten Borowy More #DestinationVenus[...] of an atmospheric mission. Read more #DestinationVenus 23. January 2020 "Our sister planet and each phase[...] about Venus' climate history and the need for further surface missions Dr....

EnMAP: The data specialists

partner of the EnMAP mission. © Saskia Förster/GFZ More about Earth Observation: Career 26. August 2024[...] of the EnMAP mission. Saskia Förster is a geoecologist at GFZ and explains in an interview why the true value[...] involved in the EnMAP mission? Saskia Förster: GFZ has been DLR’s...

CO2M

mission It is one of the most important missions to combat climate change: the Copernicus CO2 Monitoring[...] Mission (CO2M) aims to specifically measure the amount of climate-damaging gases that enter the atmosphere[...] missions are funded by the European Union and ESA. The data collected by...

Dusty business: Why lunar dust poses a special challenge

of the mission. In this interview, Dr Axel Müller, Lead Expert Cleanliness and Contamination Control at OHB[...] . What does this mean for exploration missions to the Moon? It means that our standard methods[...] , in a 2005 study, ranked dust as the biggest challenge for future lunar missions ....

Space Encounter: I strongly believe in Rocket Factory Augsburg – withdrawal is out of the question

5 launchers left. One will launch Europe's JUICE mission to Jupiter in April, and the second and final Ariane[...] 5 is scheduled to lift off in June, carrying Germany's Heinrich Hertz telecom mission and France's Syracuse[...] remains of these golden times are many spectacular launches and, of...

Artemis, the Gateway and the future of humanity in space

Refuelling Module is a gamechanger for exploration missions Read more Space Encounter 25. November 2022[...] Apollo 15 that a mission with a longer dwell time and a stronger focus on scientific aspects – especially[...] ) is also to be incorporated into the new missions in order to gain completely...

Great visions with small satellites

Satellite mission. © OHB Sweden Career Company 19. May 2021 Great visions with small satellites Fredrik[...] near Stockholm, through significant future missions. In this interview, the two managing directors talk[...] to make the Arctic Weather Satellite (AWS) mission a success and, of course, to...

EnMAP: A new superhero for the Earth

© OHB EnMAP Earth Observation 30. March 2022 A new superhero for the Earth How the German mission[...] and Climate Action (BMWK). The mission is under the scientific direction of GeoForschungszentrum Potsdam (GFZ[...] . ... agriculture The mission will be able to monitor harvests, improve the...