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....

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

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 Space Encounter 01. November[...] facilitating astronomical research Read more Exploration 05. June 2019 Return...

OHB and Thales Alenia Space sign contract for refuelling system for Lunar Gateway

together with a refuelling system and a tunnel segment with windows offering astronauts a view of the Moon[...] the moon on different orbits and thus provide access to the entire surface. World first made by OHB[...] will provide a long-term basis for human exploration of the Moon and beyond,"...

OHB participating in the ESPRIT module for future lunar orbital Gateway

missions to the moon or Mars. The working title is currently “L unar Orbital Platform Gateway ” or simply[...] in a high elliptical polar orbit around the moon. On this orbit, the distance between the base[...] and the surface of the moon will range from approximately 1,500 to 70,000 km. The...

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

exploration GNC technologies Joining forces to test European exploration equipment on the Moon: Hélène Huby[...] Access Service (LSAS) that is planned to land on the Moon in 2025. “Together we are focusing on a New[...] that will be developed based on the lunar lander will lower the barriers for...

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

called Didymos and its moon when they are at their closest to the earth. “That´s why guidance[...] when NASA’s double asteroid redirection test, or DART, is planned to crash into the asteroid’s moon[...] kinetic impactor has modified the orbit of the asteroid’s moon. The AIM and DART missions are...

OHB team awarded ESA study for resource utilization on the Moon

14. March 2018 Press Releases OHB team awarded ESA study for resource utilization on the Moon[...] oxygen can be extracted from the Moon's soil by chemical processes; similarly, volatiles are expected[...] to be present in the polar regions of the Moon and can be directly extracted by physical...

The colonization of Mars will still have to be awaited

8 at Christmas 1968 while orbiting the Moon. This was the first time that humankind had ever seen the Earth[...] why the Americans were so determined to fly to the Moon was that they wanted to be the first to get[...] distance as that between the Earth and the Moon – in an electric car that is...

OHB Group signs Letter of Intent for cooperation with Blue Origin

partnered on a future Blue Moon mission to the lunar surface – Blue Origin’s lunar lander capable[...] of bringing several metric tons of cargo to the Moon. The companies will collaborate on a payload on board

Antwerp Space’s new clean room opens doors toward new European space programmes

and testing the communication subsystem on the  JUICE  spacecraft. JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer[...] detailed observations of the giant gaseous planet Jupiter and three of its largest moons, Ganymede[...] , Callisto and Europa. It will be the first spacecraft ever to orbit a moon (Ganymede)...

OHB Venture Capital and LuxSpace establishing company in Luxembourg to enable sustainable life in space

the plans for human settlement of the Moon, Mars and beyond, it is necessary to ensure[...] to create viable living conditions on the Moon as early as in 2020. By extracting oxygen from “lifeless[...] ” lunar rubble, it will be possible to grow plants on the Moon. About OHB Venture Capital GmbH

Israeli moon landing: "It's a huge success to have come this far."

12. April 2019 Press Release Israeli moon landing: "It's a huge success to have come this far[...] . The landing of the Israeli space probe "Beresheet" on the moon did not go according to plan, but the mission

OHB expands activities in the NewSpace sector with the founding of Blue Horizon Deutschland

working intensively on bids for research into autonomous ecosystems on the Moon (Cubehab), biological[...] techniques to ensure plant growth on Moon and Mars rock with a staff of five employees. "We have a great deal

80-square-meter photo collage by Michael Najjar installed at the OHB event center

. The twelve Apollo astronauts can be seen moving between the lunar craters. The moon and the astronauts form[...] , the composition of the moon landscape is intended to convey the emptiness of the untouched territory while

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to the tail of a comet. Do you want to fly your payloads to the Moon? At OHB we envision a sustainable[...] European presence on the surface of the Moon in the next decade, increasing the competitiveness of European

Focus on the moon: OHB System joins the Euro2Moon project

Short Notice Focus on the Moon: OHB System joins the Euro2Moon project Welcome reception[...] Bremen, 16 November 2023. In recent years, the moon has once again attracted the interest of private

OHB Digital Connect involved in upgrade of the Sardinia Radio Telescope

the probe dived into Saturn's atmosphere and burned up. With several missions to the Moon and even further[...] the Earth, Moon and Mars (EMM) project, led by the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF

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warning system for ballistic missiles more OHB Editorial team 16. November 2023 Focus on the moon: OHB[...] System joins the Euro2Moon project In recent years, the moon has once again attracted the interest

Space Encounter: A glimpse into the delivery room of the universe

has happened before – on Christmas Eve 1968, when the crew of Apollo 8 reached the orbit of the moon. After[...] . Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who in 1971 became the sixth person to set foot on the Moon, once

Space Encounter: Germany demonstrates claim to technology leadership

of the Moon and Mars. Mars is of particular interest to us as OHB has been involved in the various ExoMars[...] in the exploration missions to the Moon which have been decided on. ESA has decided to commission the construction

Boeing and MT Aerospace extend transatlantic partnership in space exploration

to build NASA's new super rocket – the parts manufactured in Augsburg will fly to the moon and Mars[...] of carrying astronauts and cargo on the agency’s Artemis missions to the moon and beyond to Mars. Around 3,800

OHB facilitating astronomical research

and the radiation environment of space. The celestial bodies include galaxies, stars, planets, moons and asteroids[...] measurements directly on the object. A special case in this respect is the Moon, as it is the only natural

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

in the history of humanity. In 1969, humans landed on the moon for the first time, departing from their home[...] the scope for setting up outposts on the moon or Mars as if this were an entirely natural thing to do. Elon

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

Vernes - what literature would you pack if you had the opportunity to fly to the moon or perhaps even[...] , or Shackleton, whose book would be good to take to the moon. Shackleton on the moon? Yes, in case something goes

TwoMinutesOfSpace Part 6: James Bond episode

. Weiterlesen TwoMinutesOfSpace 04. February 2019 Is there sunshine on the Moon? - Part 5 of #TwoMinutesOfSpace

TwoMinutesOfSpace Part 9: 5G is the next big thing! What role do satellites play in the new telecommunications standard?

TwoMinutesOfSpace 04. February 2019 Is there sunshine on the Moon? - Part 5 of #TwoMinutesOfSpace with Carsten