OHB Digital Solutions’ customer-centric view of the world

it On November 1, 2021, OHB subsidiary OHB Digital Solutions in Graz, Austria, gained a new managing director[...] . Born in Linz but a resident of Graz for many years, he talks in this interview about the company’s[...] . You’re no stranger to OHB Digital Solutions, are you? Bernhard Czar:...

Ten Questions for Rocket Factory Augsburg

work. This is exactly what makes RFA so interesting.” Simone Gratz, Head of HR RFA   [...] seams simply cannot be welded by machine. On the basis of the prototype, we were able to gain very good[...] , up-and-coming and international corporate character, which attracts many applicants. ‘Rocketry' ...

“We want to inspire young people for aerospace jobs at OHB”

colleagues for the company – and why its cooperation with the Ecumenical Grammar School in Bremen plays[...] Grammar School (ÖG) in Oberneuland. What exactly is the goal of this project? Klaus Hofmann: The aerospace[...] of this cooperation? Hofmann : The ÖG offers its students in 10th grade a...

Great visions with small satellites

. We are very grateful that we have always successfully mastered these phases. Accordingly, we see it as our[...] about cultural challenges, space projects and the beauty of simplicity. Benoit, a French national[...] . However, in my life I have always progressed by taking many small steps and so I...

Artemis, the Gateway and the future of humanity in space

. So it's about time to once again grab our shovels and golf clubs. After all, the Moon is not only scientifically[...] by humans, it will also be a place of research – similar to the ISS. In addition, the Gateway is a central[...] sites for the Apollo programme at the time. ESPRIT – a European...

How OHB wants to arouse young people’s interest in a technical job in the space industry with an exciting career experience program

. I kept coming back because I received such strong support from the AIT team. I’m truly grateful to them[...] students in grade nine and higher. Among other things, this also entails building a satellite! At OHB[...] of call for me – I’m also fascinated by the family feeling here. So I was simply...

Dusty business: Why lunar dust poses a special challenge

gravity on the Moon, swirled-up particles only sink back to the surface very slowly, and the solar[...] and it is therefore almost impossible to avoid it getting into interior spaces. There, the lower gravity causes dust[...] and test them with regolith simulants produced in the consortium. Where...

#EngineeringOurEarth Part 5: How OHB has been working on the subject of geoengineering in 2021

Concept drawing of a solar sail in space. To influence the climate, countless very similar-looking[...] applying for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant, which is incredible because it would enable ten PhD students[...] of expertise. Not because of an ill will, but simply because the knowledge is not...

Safety first: OHB subsidiary Digital Solutions in Graz tracking down jammers with GIDAS

Safety first OHB subsidiary Digital Solutions in Graz tracking down jammers with GIDAS Munich Airport[...] in Graz. The information reached the pilots in the cockpit just in time. GIDAS monitors the GNSS frequency[...] are caused by simple (illegal) devices, i.e. small jammers, which private...

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

about Venus is that is has a similar size and density - and mass of course – to Earth[...] on Venus are in some ways somewhat similar to what we see on Mars, but in other ways they are also quite[...] and Venus does not? Oh, that’s very easy. (laughs) It’s simply because it is much, much easier...

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

name: Viktoria Schöneich. In her green lab coat, the graduate aerospace engineer regularly mixes[...] then at the test center? During environmental impact testing, the satellite is placed in a chamber that simulates space[...] grades finally started improving. I subsequently studied aerospace...

Space Encounter: A spaceport in the North Sea would catapult Germany into the future as a location of the aerospace industry

from there from 2022 onwards. We are very grateful to our Norwegian partners from Andøya Space and the Norwegian[...] simpler logistics, which a German spaceport would definitely offer. The distances that have to be covered[...] it. I am fully aware that these aspects cannot simply be wiped away...

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

, after 20 years in America, I would like to get a better grasp of the situation in Europe, i.e. how[...] . I was fascinated by recreating the environment for the satellite on the computer, in other words, simulating[...] complex movements and processes. This simulation software to test the...

Space Encounter: Increased funding for space technologies benefits climate protection

, and from the perspective of OHB and the entire German space industry it is gratifying to see that the German delegation[...] is that the government is the decisive driver. The reason for this is simple: the government is the largest player

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

on board the ISS was not exciting enough for you. Reiter: (laughs) I’m deeply grateful to have had[...] this opportunity. But landing on the Moon as a human being is simply an entirely different challenge. Humankind[...] of the Earth’s gravitational pull. You have given three good reasons to...

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

in the constellation Centaurus. A similar system was developed by the British astronomer John Flamsteed, but he used[...] to their right ascension. Simply put, the right ascension is a measure of how far west or east an object[...] ? In many of its characteristics, Neptune is similar to Uranus....

Space Encounter: Bremen consolidating its “City of Space” reputation as the host of the IAC 2018

and the universities of Bremen. Most recently, we signed an official partnership agreement with a grammar school[...] . Simply because it will then be possible to demonstrate cause and effect to a much greater extent than[...] identify planets that orbit around their sun at a distance similar to...

#DestinationVenus Part 8: On a flying visit to Earth's closest neighbour

to Venus: Solar Orbiter and BepiColombo used the planet's gravity to lose a little orbital energy[...] simultaneously. The measurements herald a new decade of Venus research and provide a foretaste of the three major[...] , a highly sensitive accelerometer mounted on the probe, took measurements...

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

many similarities to our own world. For a truly exotic experience, we need to travel to the outer[...] equilibrium in the solar system, stabilizing with its gravitational pull the asteroid belt that separates[...] , making the planet uninhabitable. With its enormous gravitational pull, Jupiter not...

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

both of them very well. Wörner has done a lot for space in Europe, for which I am very grateful to him[...] we must not forget: 20 years ago, none of this would have been possible in this form. Why? Quite simply

Pioneers of space: the new path to space

– and in technology. I went to a technical high school and after graduation I initially attended a career orientation[...] . We are granting ESA staff an exclusive view of our daily routines, all our tools and our calculations on a real[...] is increasingly growing in importance. Currently, there...

What is Galileo capable of?

, it arrives immediately and simultaneously transmits the navigation coordinates. In this way, rescue services[...] available, goods would simply stop being transported. We would have to revert to the old-fashioned methods[...] other. At the end of their service lives they are then placed in a “gr...

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

? Exploration answers some of these questions and simultaneously keeps asking new ones. We need to believe[...] it be? Definitely Mars. We have less gravity there, a reasonable flight time of one-and-a-half years and maybe

Out of the comfort zone, into the OHB cosmos

, I simply had to trust that they knew what they were doing, as I didn’t know my way around in Germany[...] online. And the Babbel app really helps when it comes to learning grammar. Learning German is a challenge

#EngineeringOurEarth Part 3: What is geoengineering?

to simply stop burning fossil fuels. But what else can be done? Humanity has the possibility to influence[...] and the desired effect can be built up gradually. Disadvantages: Depending on the aerosol used, the ozone layer[...] . The use of geoengineering is not desirable, but perhaps at some...