ESA announces the Zero Debris Charter initiative supported by Airbus Defence and Space, OHB and Thales Alenia Space

22. June 2023 Press Release ESA announces the Zero Debris Charter initiative supported by Airbus[...] Debris Charter initiative,” says ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher. The Zero Debris Charter aims[...] by ESA under its PROTECT Accelerator , the Zero Debris Charter will be co-developed with...

Big science and industry join forces to innovate new space technologies

AG to tackle industry challenges. They join forces to advance the characterisation of aerospace materials[...] in the field of advanced characterisation of aerospace materials and fabrication processes. Together, the two[...] characterisation of aerospace materials and fabrication processes To...

OHB sets an example for diversity in the working world

25. March 2019 Press Release OHB sets an example for diversity in the working world  Charter[...] SE, signed the Charter of Diversity in the presence of numerous employees at OHB's Bremen location[...] . By signing the charter, OHB is sending a signal for diversity in the working world. The...

Challenge accomplished: OHB selects winners at INNOspace Masters

02. July 2019 Press Release Challenge accomplished: OHB selects winners at INNOspace Masters[...] Challenge, who was simultaneously also the overall winner: the start-up ESDA-Axiotherm GmbH, led by Dirk[...] and systems.  PCM is a phase change material, i.e. a material that can store a high...

OHB supporting ESA BIC Challenge at the INNOspace Masters — Start-ups awarded

08. February 2018 Press Releases OHB supporting ESA BIC Challenge at the INNOspace Masters — Start[...] ” project in the ESA BIC Challenge supported by OHB. The ESA BIC Challenge is searching for business ideas[...] . This was the second time that OHB SE (Prime Standard, ISIN DE0005936124)...

OHB awarded ESA contract for Dream Chaser Spacecraft study

05. December 2018 Press Release OHB awarded ESA contract for Dream Chaser® Spacecraft study[...] The space utility vehicle is designed for transporting cargo to low-Earth orbit Dream Chaser on orbit. © SNC[...] to use Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Dream Chaser spacecraft as a...

Space company OHB has won a €280 million contract to develop two new ESA Earth Explorer science and research satellites

community want to observe? For the oceans, Harmony will enable the characterization and quantification[...] action to tackle climate change Contract signature event at the IAC in Milan: Rüdiger Schönfeld, Board[...] will provide valuable data to the scientific community to better understand our...

PLATO: OHB reaching for the stars

such as these: How do planets arise? How do they change over time? Is our solar system unique? What characteristics[...] to characterize more precisely the star in question and to determine its age.” How PLATO will be detecting unknown[...] of discovering exoplanets, but also the means to charact...

The Dream Chaser® for European Utilization Program Takes Flight with Memorandum of Understanding

07. February 2018 Press Releases The Dream Chaser® for European Utilization Program Takes Flight[...] with Memorandum of Understanding The Dream Chaser® for European Utilization (DC4EU) program kicked off its pilot[...] -Earth Orbit (LEO) via the Dream Chaser space utility vehicle (SUV). “The...

ESA’s PLATO observatory: OHB System AG readies for integration of 26 cameras

: “It is amazing to see how our dream of a telescope able to detect and characterise Earth-like planets around[...] of research work. The observations enable a more precise characterisation of stars outside our solar system[...] the possibility to find exoplanets with characteristics similar to...

First space conference focusing on climate protection – OHB exhibits at GLOC 2023

protection Oslo / Bremen, 23 May 2023 – The first "Global Space Conference on Climate Change" (GLOC 2023[...] and the various ways in which satellite data can be used to address climate change. Efficient use of space-based[...] use of space-based resources in the fight against climate change and...

Robert Wethmar new Chairman of the Supervisory Board

20. March 2018 Press Releases Robert Wethmar new Chairman of the Supervisory Board Bremerhaven[...] of the Supervisory Board since 2012, will be the new Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Bremen-based space[...] to nominate Bremen-based businessman and chairman of the Federal Association of...

OHB italia, on behalf of the italian space agency, and ARIANESPACE sign contract to launch PRISMA italian satellite

characteristics of a scene, coupled with the ability to determine the chemical and physical characteristics[...] to sign the PRISMA launch contract as it secures the completion of this challenging flagship project

Together against space debris - OHB signs Zero Debris Charter

Short Notice Together against space debris - OHB signs Zero Debris Charter Berlin/Bremen, 6 June[...] of this initiative, the so-called "Zero Debris Charter" was developed in collaboration with stakeholders[...] . The charter was signed by ESA and twelve European countries – including Germany – at...

OHB participates in latest funding round for constellr

to work towards its goal of ensuring global food security despite the challenges posed by the effects of climate[...] change and the ever-growing world population. To this end, the company plans to launch a constellation[...] and defining additional potential applications for the data obtained....

OHB Sweden signs contracts with Thales Alenia Space for propulsion subsystems on CHIME and ROSE-L

and natural and anthropogenic hazard characterisation. The mission will also contribute to the operational[...] OHB System is responsible for the instrument and OHB Sweden is in charge of the propulsion subsystem[...] Sentinels, which are developed by ESA, feed into the Copernicus Services, which...

OHB’s first hyperspectral satellite preparing for launch into space

the advantages of conventional earth observation by recognizing the geometric characteristics of a landscape[...] with a hyperspectral optical sensor and collecting data for monitoring and predicting environmental changes on our[...] the panchromatic channel). This will enable scientists to...

OHB System AG coordinates ESA project AgriCEM

characteristics of vegetation, and the land surface temperature. The results will then be used to derive[...] of climate change. This poses new challenges for agriculture. Prolonged droughts and storms associated[...] data that can help mitigate the consequences of climate change. For...

OHB awarded ESA contract for the development of a 3D printer prototype for the ISS

, Ambient Pressure Thermal Cycling Chamber, and Thermal Characterization unit. About Athlone Institute[...] characterisation and testing suite, in addition to a dedicated polymer part and tooling design function. Printed[...] and R&D. Sonaca Space GmbH (SSG) now has 600-m² premises in Berlin with...

A visit to OHB: The partners of the “Older employees and the working world” initiative visiting the OHB Space Center “Optics and Science”

employees and the working world” initiative in 2011 together with the Association of Bavarian Chambers[...] of Skilled Crafts, the Bavarian Association of Chambers of Industry and Commerce, vbw - Vereinigung der[...] Bayerischen Wirtschaft e. V., the German chapter of the Federal Association of...

INNOspace Masters: The winners of the OHB Challenge have been announced

04. June 2018 Press Release INNOspace Masters: The winners of the OHB Challenge have been[...] of the OHB Challenge: Mathijs Martens and Gerben Stouten from the OPE Group in the Netherlands[...] Business Incubation Centers in Bavaria and Darmstadt. For the first time: Own challenge of OHB This...

OHB establishes geoengineering network

on climate change and geoengineering, the objectives of the consortium also include the exchange and open[...] change exists and poses a threat, efforts to reduce climate-damaging emissions are making only slow[...] consequences of climate change, various technical methods have been proposed in...

OHB selected by MDA Space as part of MDA AURORA supply chain

Short Notice OHB selected by MDA Space as part of MDA AURORA TM supply chain Bremen, February[...] of the company’s supply chain for MDA AURORA TM , a game-changing product line driving the transition from analog[...] software and the operational simulator for MDA AURORA TM . The MDA AURORA TM...

OHB and ESA seal PLATO scientific mission

answers to questions such as: What characteristics do earth-like planets have in the habitable zone[...] researchers will use as a basis for characterizing the host star and determining its age with greater[...] of stars? How do they arise and change over time? Is our solar system unique? Could...

OHB Earth Observation Satellite EnMAP to be launched in April 2022

change and environmental destruction and provide valuable action pointers for countermeasures. “We have[...] protection, and will help to develop solutions for the key challenges of our time." “EnMAp has technological[...] has 3 colour channels, EnMAP, on the other hand, has more than 220 colour ...