Hera

Hera glides past Didymos. © ESA Why are DART and Hera playing billiards in space? Well over[...] Test), Part 2 is the ESA observation probe Hera. Like in a game of billiards, DART is supposed to fly[...] to an asteroid, collide with it and thereby change its path. The task of the Hera probe is...

Billiards in space - DART and Hera

its orbit. © ESA Hera Space Safety Exploration 19. September 2022 Billiards in space - DART and Hera How[...] change were to be carried out by observatories on Earth. Hera as successor to AIM However, at the ESA[...] by the ESA member states. The new probe is called Hera and will be realised by...

TwoMinutesOfSpace Part 12: Asteroids - How can our Earth be protected?

© OHB / Ralf Becker TwoMinutesOfSpace Hera 18. June 2020 #TwoMinutesOfSpace Part 12: Asteroids[...] here: Google - Privacy & Terms More #TwoMinutesOfSpace: TwoMinutesOfSpace 09. May 2022 Solar Sailing

Space Encounter: Only space technology can protect the world from asteroids

We.OHB - Part 3: The current growth perspective of OHB offers us great opportunities

Jaime, 32, graduated as an Aerospace Engineer in Barcelona, knew since she was little that her passion[...] was space, so all her education and professional trajectory has been focused on building up her expertise[...] in the space sector. Apart from her Masters in Aerospace engineering, she is a...

We.OHB - Part 11: Checking quality with a passion

for the competition. OHB is already involved in this area through the Hera mission, but my proposal is exploring ways[...] quality with a passion Her mission: Checking, testing, inspecting. Recognizable by: A green lab coat. Her[...] name: Viktoria Schöneich. In her green lab coat, the graduate...

Europe is committed to protecting the Earth

the dangerous changes to the climate and environment. Space Safety: Asteroid Defense Mission Hera Receives[...] mission Hera. A total of around EUR 170 million is now available for the first phase of this mission[...] do in response to asteroids that are headed in our direction. And thanks to the...

Out of the comfort zone, into the OHB cosmos

A bird's eye view of the OHB main building: countless different nationalities work here[...] came to Germany more than three years ago for a job at OHB and feels very much at home here. A native[...] of Czech, she talks in this interview about her start at OHB and her move to Germany and...

We.OHB - Part 4t: It’s fascinating to see all the things that have been achieved at this company over the last 37 years

in Bremen on the day of her job interview and saw the various exhibits, her enthusiasm was immediately[...] games manufacturer before joining OHB. As a procurement manager, one of her tasks is to reconcile[...] ,” she says. In her day-to-day business, she therefore has many technical clarification...

We.OHB - Part 10: Empathy goes without saying – now more than ever

1: It's important to have a vision! Antonella Sgambati welcomes all visitors to her office with a warm smile[...] years and clearly derives a great deal of pleasure from her job. After all, she deals with a lot[...] of other people, a fact that is also implied in the name of her department,...

OHB sponsors parabolic flights for paraplegic student

an astronaut and fly into space one day. Besides space, sport plays a big role in her life. In the past[...] , the Munich native spent every free minute doing parkour or riding her mountain bike in the bike park. Four[...] . Although she is now in a wheelchair, her passions have remained the same....

Milestones

to completion. Mid-year, OHB was awarded a contract worth EUR 310.5 million for the national Heinrich Hertz

OHB facilitating astronomical research

(Sunrise, SOFIA) to space telescopes (XMM-Newton, Euclid) and space probes ( BepiColombo , ExoMars, Hera[...] responsible for the design of the optical instruments for Hera and PLATO, but also manages the development[...] 21. October 2022 Artemis, the Gateway and the future of humanity in space...

Space debris: Earth’s orbit is getting cluttered

streaming provider’s privacy policy can be found here: Google - Privacy & Terms Read more: Hera[...] 19. September 2022 Billiards in space - DART and Hera Read more Space Debris 10. May 2022 What to do about spce

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

in space Read more Hera 19. September 2022 Billiards in space - DART and Hera Read more Exploration[...] . Sustainability is also an issue here and refuelling satellites is not an unattractive idea. Read more about

Exploration

branches of industry. For example, OHB System is currently the prime contractor for the Hera mission[...] , deploy payloads in lunar orbit and is one of the few available landers worldwide with flight heritage

Students

knowledge gathered at university can now be applied in practice! How do I apply? Here you can find out which[...] ? Here you can find out which working student positions are currently available and you can also apply[...] (Bachelor or Master) at OHB and become part of an industry of pioneers and...

Artemis, the Gateway and the future of humanity in space

Germany demonstrates claim to technology leadership Read more Marco Fuchs Hera 19. September 2022[...] Billiards in space - DART and Hera Read more Exploration 12. September 2022 Gazing at the stars – OHB

From SpaceX to the OHB Supervisory Board. An interview with Dr. Hans Königsmann

, it's about a backup plan if something happens here on Earth. Mars is certainly not yet the ideal place[...] and for what a demanding project is good and important. I see a lot of potential here and people who can keep[...] is building rockets? My stepdaughter, my wife's daughter from her first...

Space Encounter: Bezos' audacious ride into space will give new impetus to useful space technology

Artemis, the Gateway and the future of humanity in space Read more Hera 19. September 2022 Billiards[...] in space - DART and Hera Read more

We.OHB - Part 12: Instructor with a soft spot for a screwdriver

with Ulrich Uffelmann through a project we were both involved in. He had built up the training department here[...] and Information Technology Services GmbH here in Bremen and are planning joint activities. In addition, I would like[...] , I decided to apply. I immediately felt a special spirit he...

We.OHB. Part 8: Our work is a bit like reading a glass ball.

of transport and medicine according to project manager Anna Chrobry. She is currently working with her team[...] series, she tells us what other challenges her work as a project manager involves.   Dr Anna Chrobry[...] ? I am a physicist who is currently pursuing her passion for aerospace. What...

Space Encounter: New self-confidence in space

Artemis, the Gateway and the future of humanity in space Read more Hera 19. September 2022 Billiards[...] in space - DART and Hera Read more [...] important. And here, too, I think Aschbacher has drawn exactly the right conclusions: only if we succeed

Is there life on Mars?

of humanity in space Read more Hera 19. September 2022 Billiards in space - DART and Hera Read[...] Planet   Download the PDF here. What is the technical basis of the ExoMars mission? ExoMars[...] is a joint venture with the Russian space agency Roskosmos. A carrier, which we are building here in...

We.OHB. Part 9: A motivator of junior staff with a soft spot for black holes

. In addition, I had a very good gut feeling during the application phase. The handshakes I got here immediately[...] is achieved. The big advantage of being at OHB is the freedom in which I can work here. Anyone who[...] them. When I started here at OHB, it was almost like a class reunion. I...