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

23. April 2019 50 years after the first moon landing: Interview with former astronaut Thomas Reiter[...] on the Moon July 20, 1969, Thomas Reiter was 11 years old and watched the event glued to the television screen[...] at the European Space Agency (ESA). Today, Thomas Reiter is a consultant to...

LuxSpace and ORBCOMM awarded with multi-year contract by European Maritime Safety Agency

service partner,” said Thomas Görlach, Managing Director of LuxSpace. “This achievement is an important[...] www.orbcomm.com.   Contact: LuxSpace Sarl Dr. Thomas Görlach Managing Director Phone: +352 267890 4000 Fax

The coronavirus crisis will render the world more digital

© OHB Space Encounter 23. March 2020 A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space[...] reliably and continue to do it with high quality, even though they see the terrible pictures of the bodies[...] or too hesitantly enforced. Overall, however, I have the impression that those...

The crisis makes the need for space technology more obvious

© OHB Space Encounter 09. April 2020 A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space[...] of their employees that depend on it. I confess that these thoughts also concern me. For this reason, I would like[...] exceptions we can continue to work. Even though we are not a just-in-time...

Space Encounter: Science must foster its role as the fountain of truth

© OHB Space Encounter 26. February 2019 A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space[...] Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in his “Maxims and Reflections”. “For it reveals the difference between those[...] who separate the individual elements and represent them separately and those who have...

"It will make a significant difference for Germany as a business location whether we have a launch site or not"

protection. First everything has to be checked, then all those involved have to give their assessment[...] more: Who would have thought that a lot of what was shown in films back then would be realised today? What[...] those who have these visions and offer them space can make the transfer from...

"Spaceflight in Europe has always been different from spaceflight in America"

Space X? We all wanted our first flight to be successful. So it's not like we thought back[...] then: OK, so a few launches didn't work, so what. Let's try again from the beginning. We all thought[...] from going into orbit or flying to the stars. Bezos himself flying along was pretty brave, thou...

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

landing, the former ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter explains in an interview how the time in space changed[...] , the Effelsberg Radio Telescope attracts many thousands of visitors every year. Lutz Stenvers, managing director[...] and the growing arrays with hundreds and soon even thousands of mobile...

Space Encounter: Why we need more funding for space missions

© OHB Space Encounter 09. August 2018 A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space Why[...] with researchers and scientists to develop those technologies and capabilities that offer the greatest possible

MT Mechatronics and Max Planck Institute to collaborate on the large-scale radio telescope project SKA

will be made up of thousands of antennas that are all connected to supercomputers via long-distance networks[...] telescope currently known to mankind, and it will be able to scan outer space tens of thousands of times

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

and there are geological processes on that world which look quite distinct from those on Earth. The geological processes[...] and the role magnetic fields play in those processes. And to fully understand them we have[...] of Earth’s climate history to apply those lessons to what Venus’ early...

The Flyeye-Telescope – early warning service for the sky

calculations should then allow fore­ casts to be made for up to 100 years in advance. Even though[...] there is unlikely to be any collision with the Earth in the next 100 years, hundreds of thousands of asteroids

#EngineeringOurEarth Part 1: Why OHB is conducting research on geoengineering

for thousands of years. We have not lived in nature for a long time. Ultimately, our modern way of life has been[...] to their needs for thousands of years. We have not lived in nature for a long time. Ultimately, our modern way[...] . People don't know that we have been geoengineering for thousan...

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[...] to those of biological molecules on Earth. In addition, scientists do not consider the atmosphere of Venus[...] be very helpful in assessing more effectively the probability of life on the thousands...

“The first major stage has been completed” - Interview with Dr Wolfgang Paetsch

that, during the test phase. What exactly is their mandate? Those who accompany the satellites are essentially[...] those who watch over things. Some people are only responsible for security. But there is also always[...] on the tests that need to be performed. All subsystems will be tested thoro...

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

© OHB Space Encounter Exploration A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space Why[...] thousands of Earth-like planets orbiting a sun in the so-called habitable zone – that is, an environment[...] that it makes sense to explore the seabed more thoroughly that we as a species should...

Space Encounter: It is only when we view our planet from space that we realize how valuable the earth is.

© OHB Space Encounter ISS 14. June 2018 Space Encounter A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about[...] a partnership to a school I think it is very important for those who are lucky enough to see the earth

Space Encounter: Despite the Corona pandemic: 5 reasons why space industry will continue to gain importance in 2021

© OHB Space Encounter A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space Despite the Corona[...] - a fleet of thousands of small satellites - in order to be able to offer nationwide internet from space[...] be formed by swarms of hundreds to thousands of small satellites that will deliver a...

Space Encounter: Family businesses are islands of stability in society

© OHB Space Encounter 24. October 2018 A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space[...] for a family business. In this respect, OHB is no different from the many thousands of other companies

Is there life on Mars?

landing, the former ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter explains in an interview how the time in space changed[...] like those found on the earth are sufficient to yield life. Could life be transported to Mars

Space Encounter: Mars is not our rescue ship

© OHB Space Encounter A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space Fighting climate[...] be urgently needed in order to achieve the agreed climate targets, but above all to sanction those countries

Space Encounter: Space debris must not become a tool for a new Cold War in space

© OHB Space Encounter A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space "Space debris must[...] to increase, especially in low Earth orbit, due to so-called constellations, i.e. swarms of thousands

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

© OHB Space Encounter Exploration A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space[...] work with the telescope is only just beginning. Now thousands of research institutions around the world are booking

Space Encounter: Germany demonstrates claim to technology leadership

© OHB Space Encounter Security Earth Observation Exploration A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts[...] , for the companies in the industry and for the thousands of highly qualified specialists. Only if companies

Luxembourg – a small country that plays a big role in space

© OHB Space Encounter 06. February 2020 A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space[...] – is in my thoughts at the moment. For one thing, there’s the fact that the Luxembourg Minister of Economic Affairs