Space Encounter: The moon is an exciting target, especially from a research point of view

and space The Moon is an exciting target, especially from a research point of view It makes sense to return[...] to the moon soon July 19, 2019. I must confess that I have only hazy memories of July 20, 1969. After all[...] me the landing of the Apollo 11 “Eagle” lunar module. He had always been...

Return to the Moon: First Apollo, now Artemis

05. June 2019 Return to the Moon First Apollo, now Artemis The U.S. aims to return people to the Moon[...] to the surface of the Moon in five years’ time. NASA’s timetable had previously scheduled the next Moon landing[...] ” signals that NASA has subjected its timetable for a return to the Moon...

Fly me to the Moon!

27. September 2019 Press Release Fly me to the Moon! Israel Aerospace Industries and OHB[...] and discussed a roadmap to the first mission under the LSAS collaboration”. Forward to the Moon[...] Blue Origin on the larger scaled moon lander Blue Moon. Their lander is designed to accommodate

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

On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission brought the first humans to the Moon. © NASA Exploration[...] 23. April 2019 50 years after the first moon landing: Interview with former astronaut Thomas Reiter[...]   why it is time to bring mankind back to the Moon. When Neil Armstrong became the first...

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

the asteroid belt but also collects moons. To date, 79 Jupiter moons have been discovered and can be divided[...] to be as old as Jupiter itself. Despite their common origins, the Galilean moons differ significantly from each[...] , Ganymede and Callisto are ice moons under whose frozen surfaces...

OHB signs memorandum of understanding with Israeli space technology company Helios

company Helios OHB's lunar shuttle to fly Helios hardware to the Moon Oberpfaffenhofen, 18 October 2021[...] . Utilizing resources on the Moon "OHB will provide European and international customers from the scientific[...] and business communities timely access to the Moon. In the development of...

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

landers on the moon to test technologies for producing oxygen, water and other raw materials from lunar[...] soil as well as collect and analyze samples of the moon’s earth. These technologies are needed for long[...] : „Another brickstone for the Moon Village...excellent!“ “Exploring the moon and...

Artemis, the Gateway and the future of humanity in space

21. October 2022 Humanity's return to the Moon Artemis, the Gateway and the next giant leap There are many[...] reasons to return to the Moon. On 20 July 1969, Apollo 11 brought the first astronauts to Earth's only[...] . So it's about time to once again grab our shovels and golf clubs. After all,...

Dusty business: Why lunar dust poses a special challenge

NASA astronaut Harrison Schmitt takes soil samples on the Moon. © NASA Exploration Innovation[...] on Earth, but also on all other terrestrial planets – and their moons. Our Earth's moon in particular[...] of all, you have to realise the amount of dust you are dealing with on the Moon. We are not...

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

participate in a study for a Micro Moon Landing System for the commercial exploration of the moon[...] to develop a micro moon lander The students and graduates have been selected by OHB System[...] a micro moon lander system for future commercial exploration of the moon. The ASTRI-programme is...

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

27. August 2020 20-meter moonwalk How the “Lunar Explorers” photographic work of art by Michael Najjar found[...] clumsily over the barren ground of the moon, 380,000 kilometers away from the earth. One astronaut[...] : I grew up with a fascination for the moon. In 1969, when Neil Armstrong was...

Exploration of the Universe Part 4 - Does it rain diamonds on the ice giants?

of magnitude. Light moons and dark rings To date, 27 Uranus moons are known, with diameters ranging[...] from 10 to 1,600 kilometres, of which only the five main moons Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon have[...] previously unknown rings and ten new moons were discovered during the...

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

29. August 2022 Press Release Back to the Moon – with tank components from MT Aerospace AG NASA's[...] -1-mission back to the Moon © NASA Augsburg, 29. August 2022. NASA's almost 100-metre-high SLS (Space Launch[...] . The capsule will then orbit the moon for several weeks before being put on...

Antwerp Space receives work order for the Communications-Subsystem of JUICE

. JUICE  (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer)  is the first large-class mission in the European Space[...] of Jupiter and the Galilean Moons) : the Ultra-Stable Oscillator (USO) and the Ka-band Transponder (KaT[...] conducting detailed observations of the giant gaseous planet Jupiter and three of its...

"Will you have been with us ..."

, the new race to the Moon in the year of the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing, the plans[...] of the Moon for human space flight. With the "Lunar Orbital Gateway" a space station in lunar orbit[...] is to be created, from which not only the descent to the Moon is to become routine, but...

Exploration of outer space: In search of the origins of our existence

. Mars, Venus or the Moon – if you could book a package tour to one of these planets, which one would[...] on Mars. The Moon would be an interesting alternative for me. Maybe there will soon be package tours[...] that combine the Moon and Mars, as a cruise, so to speak. That would be a very...

Space Encounter: New self-confidence in space

is very determined to land humans on the moon again soon. Originally, the Trump administration had[...] for a rapid return to the moon. However, the 78-year-old long-time senator and ex-astronaut will wage[...] this battle with a great deal of commitment and support from the ranks of the...

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

to Mars will require more infrastructure in space A moon base could be a solution   May 30, 2018[...] is greatly underestimated. It would be easier to operate a kind of Arctic station on the Moon. But Mars[...] . But I may be wrong. Supply stations on the moon with 3D printer For humans to be able...

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

going to the Moon is still relatively easy to accomplish with a single tank of fuel, interplanetary journeys[...] in Earth-Moon space and stabilised in its target orbit, which is a so-called near-rectilinear halo orbit[...] (NRHO). An NRHO is a highly eccentric orbit that on the one hand brings...

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

will have landed on the Moon again, and the first stations may already have been installed on its surface[...] and scientific pursuits on the Moon. In my view, this is also true for Mars. Given that these places[...] will not venture much further than the Moon, Mars, potentially Venus and...

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

of the cooperation with the Russians will not only affect future space stations, but also the plans for the Moon[...] and technologies. From the Gateway to the Moon, Mars and Saturn's moons What is being pushed further in connection[...] with the Moon and completely without Russia is a space...

Boeing and MT Aerospace expand transatlantic cooperation

orders further structural components for NASA's SLS rocket NASA's return to the moon – with safety[...] programme is to create a sustainable presence on the moon. MT Aerospace AG has been a qualified supplier[...] of MT Aerospace AG. "In every SLS launch and every future moon landing, we...

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

exploration is necessary and makes sense. The subject has fascinated me ever since I watched the moon landings[...] into our own future. Almost 50 years ago the last human set foot on the moon Much more obvious, however[...] , is the moon. The last time a human being – NASA astronaut Eugene Cernan...

Is there life on Mars?

a large moon like the earth. As a result, climatic conditions on Mars are substantially less stable than[...] it is very likely that a European will stand on the Moon." Almost 50 years after the first manned Moon[...] his view on Earth and why it is time to bring mankind back to the Moon. More...

JUICE will communicate with Earth using technology from OHB subsidiary Antwerp Space

-bearing moons JUICE lifted off on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French 09:14 local time[...] years examining Jupiter's atmosphere, magnetosphere, set of rings and it will study the large icy moons[...] Ganymede and end with the probe's planned impact on the moon's surface in 2034....