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[...] not become a tool for a new Cold War in space" 9 December 2021. With the election of Olaf Scholz[...] to the space sector. The coalition agreement states that New Space and the space sector as a...

Space Encounter: Bezos' audacious ride into space will give new impetus to useful space technology

© OHB Space Encounter A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space Bezos' audacious ride[...] into space will give new impetus to useful space technology July 21, 2021. I'm always careful[...] with superlatives; most of the time they don't fit. But the Blue Origin crew's flight into spa...

Pioneers of space: the new path to space

© OHB New Space 16. April 2018 Pioneers of space: the new path to space CONVERSATION WITH TRITON[...] -X PROJECT MANAGER HUBERT MOSER ON “NEW SPACE” Hubert Moser, project manager at LuxSpace, is a true pioneer[...] of space flight. In a conversation, he explains how the work of a space company...

Space Encounter: The Henry Ford moment in spaceflight

© OHB Space Encounter New Space A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space From cars[...] to rockets: The Henry Ford moment in spaceflight February 5, 2021. I am always very interested in following[...] what's happening in other areas of the space business. One thing I particularly...

Space Encounter: New self-confidence in space

© OHB Space Encounter A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space New self-confidence[...] in space: "Agenda 2025" of the new ESA chief puts Europe back on level ground with China and the U.S. April[...] personnel decisions in global space policy. What I find both exciting and...

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

© OHB Space Encounter 15. January 2019 A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space[...] Space missions are a question of existence for humanity Why we must substantially step up our efforts[...] to reach new living spaces in the universe January 16, 2019. On July 20 of this year

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

© OHB Space Encounter 23. May 2018 A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space Missions[...] to Mars will require more infrastructure in space A moon base could be a solution   May 30, 2018[...] . Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and Tesla, recently advocated the colonisation of Mars to...

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[...] we need more funding for space missions The benefits of space activities are indisputable August[...] 20 2018. Space is an exciting business - this is stating the obvious for anyone who works in...

Space Encounter: Europe's security is also defended in space

© OHB Space Encounter Security A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space Europe's[...] security is also defended in space OHB CEO Marco Fuchs calls on the government: "Stand by your word[...] member states agree on hardly anything as much as the fact that the ongoing space programmes...

Become a space pioneer by joining European space company OHB

© OHB 02. May 2018 Become a space pioneer by joining European space company OHB FULL[...] INFORMATION FOR GRADUATES, EXPERIENCED SPECIALISTS AND SCHOOL LEAVERS ABOUT CAREERS AND JOBS IN THE AVIATION AND SPACE[...] INDUSTRY A career in space does not have to be a dream. OHB is constantly looking...

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

While commercial space applications are only just developing in Germany and Europe[...] , they are already taking off in the USA ... © SpaceX Pioneers of Aerospace New Space Space Launcher 01. September[...] 2021 "Spaceflight in Europe has always been different from spaceflight in America"...

TwoMinutesOfSpace Part 14: Space debris - Do we need a garbage collection service in space?

© OHB / Ralf Becker TwoMinutesOfSpace New Space Satellites Space Safety 07. August 2020[...] #TwoMinutesOfSpace Part 14: Do we need a garbage collection service in space? OHB expert Carsten Borowy shares[...] his knowledge about the wonders of space Are you guilty of binge-watching science series...

Space Encounter: Increased funding for space technologies benefits climate protection

© OHB Space Encounter 23. September 2019 A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space[...] Increased funding for space technologies benefits climate protection September 23, 2019. The past weekend[...] bill of 140 million euros. Participants have already compared the expedition to the...

Space Encounter: Only space technology can protect the world from asteroids

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

© OHB Space Encounter 20. September 2018 A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space[...] Bremen consolidating its “City of Space” reputation as the host of the IAC 2018 The IAC in Bremen[...] is the highlight of the Space Year September 20, 2018. Bremen’s “Sternstunden 2018” space...

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[...] the exploration of space makes sense, but the colonisation of other planets does not March 4, 2021. "Perseverance[...] and ingenuity are also terms that describe very well what exploration – and spac...

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

© OHB Space Encounter Human Spaceflight Exploration A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time[...] and space The new Cold War in space: Here's how it affects the succession of the ISS 4 August 2022[...] Soyuz rocket from the European spaceport Kourou (effecting the cancellation of the planned...

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

© OHB Space Encounter 02. October 2020 A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space[...] A spaceport in the North Sea would catapult Germany into the future as a location of the aerospace industry[...] October 2, 2020. Hardly any other space topic is currently receiving as much media...

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[...] time and space It is only when we view our planet from space that we realize how valuable the Earth[...] this distance we are able to achieve a proximity to ourselves The idea of ​​looking at the...

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[...] pandemic: 5 reasons why space industry will continue to gain importance in 2021 December 22, 2020. What[...] , I am of course happy to be the owner and CEO of a company in the space industry....

Human Spaceflight

Human Spaceflight Human space flight has a long tradition at OHB. OHB experts in Bremen alone[...] contributed to 6 Shuttle/Spacelab missions, to two MIR missions and to the EURECA mission with development[...] and operational tasks. The company is also significantly involved in what is currently...

Space Encounter: I am convinced that with KKR we have found the ideal partner to bring us a big step forward on our way becoming the European Space Champion

Space Encounter Company A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space "I am convinced[...] Space Champion" 7 August 2023. In Europe, we have been dealing for quite some time with the question[...] of how we want to conduct space travel in the future and how Europe can prove itself in...

Our Number 1 space pioneer

Billiards in space - DART and Hera

its orbit. © ESA Hera Space Safety Exploration 19. September 2022 Billiards in space - DART and Hera How[...] discovered in our solar system. A good 1,400 of them are on the European Space Agency's (ESA) risk list due[...] to their trajectory and size and are under special observation. However,...

Space Encounter: We are running out of time

© OHB Space Encounter A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space We are running out[...] of time Why humanity needs new, additional measures to combat global warming - and how space technologies[...] , which unites peoples and cultures, can be compared with a similar space project: the...

Guidelines for a sustainable Space Traffic Management

, but gives an impression on the congestion of space. ©ESA Space Debris Space Safety 10. May 2022 SPACEWAYS[...] : EU study to be published in summer 2022 United with the major European Space Actors OHB is working[...] on guidelines for a sustainable Space Traffic Management What if all the means...

Artemis, the Gateway and the future of humanity in space

Artistic view of the Gateway in lunar orbit. © NASA/Alberto Bertolin Exploration Human Spaceflight[...] : the one to Mars. The NASA-led Artemis programme consists of several components. These include the Space Launch[...] modules and new spacesuits for surface expeditions. One aspect that...

Space Encounter: The story of a good idea

Space Encounter Company A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space The story of a good[...] growing start-up scene in the space sector with great interest, and on the one hand I am always amazed[...] . For me, this also shows how much space has now gained in importance, that it is seen...

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

© OHB Space Encounter 06. January 2020 A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space[...] The Twenties will be a decade of increased human activity in space humankind will have been able to find traces[...] at the expense of the opportunities. Space industry has succeeded in...

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[...] The crisis makes the need for space technology more obvious April 9, 2020. Within a few weeks[...] . I am glad that the space industry is doing better than other sectors and that market fluctuations

Space Encounter: Why earth observation is essential

© OHB Space Encounter 28. March 2019 A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space Why[...] sight that has become possible with space technology. From above you can appreciate the sheer[...] has been heightened through human space flight. Satellite technology is indispensable for this...

Space Encounter: Mars is not our rescue ship

© OHB Space Encounter A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space Fighting climate[...] glance why a politician like her would visit a space company like OHB. The sentence is absolutely correct[...] research would be less good and helpful for policy decisions without data from space....

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[...] Webb Space Telescope (JWST) that NASA presented to the public on 12 July 2022. There is hardly a better[...] in my body, the matter in the spacecraft, the matter in my partners’ bodies was the product of...

Space debris: Earth’s orbit is getting cluttered

Earth is surrounded by space debris. © ESA Space Debris Space Safety 01. November 2023 Space[...] debris: Earth’s orbit is getting cluttered How OHB’s Space Debris Centre of Competence helps to make[...] space flight more sustainable Pia Bausch Space is infinite. So how can space debris be a...

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[...] Luxembourg – a small country that plays a big role in space OHB subsidiary Luxspace has been active[...] . He has succeeded in making the small country of Luxembourg a major European space player. I...

Space Encounter: Europe is building an infrastructure of findings with Copernicus

© OHB Space Encounter 02. July 2020 A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space Europe[...] major satellite-based space programme alongside the Galileo navigation system. The satellites[...] been in space, watching over the state of the environment, the climate and the atmosphere

Muscle work in space: Training plan à la OHB for Alexander Gerst

View from the ISS. © Alexander Gerst Human Spaceflight 09. August 2018 Muscle work in space[...] , it’s part of the daily routine on board the International Space Station ISS. This is because the German[...] on his journey some 400 kilometers above the surface of the earth. For, you see, the...

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[...] that a garage business had evolved into one of the top three European space companies in less than 40 years[...] an important role in space travel as a family business. My mother, who took over OHB...

2019 will be a decisive year for Europe and all space activities

TwoMinutesOfSpace Part 4: Does the weather in space affect the Earth?

Space Encounter: Europe must be careful not to lose out

© OHB Space Encounter A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space "Europe must[...] delegates from 110 countries around the world met to share the latest trends and developments in space[...] – I was thrilled to see the dynamism and speed that many countries are showing when it comes...

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

New member of the OHB Supervisory Board: Space expert Dr. Hans Königsmann during the annual[...] with Goethes Faust From SpaceX to the OHB Supervisory Board. An interview with Dr. Hans Königsmann[...] He is one of the most outstanding space experts and now a member of the OHB SE Supervisory...

Space Encounter: Germany demonstrates claim to technology leadership

© OHB Space Encounter Security Earth Observation Exploration A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts[...] about time and space Germany demonstrates claim to technology leadership 25 November 2022.  Europe[...] has made a convincing commitment to the importance of space at the just concluded Ministerial...

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

Photo: Jacobia Dahm Pioneers of Aerospace Exploration 23. May 2023 Exploration of outer space[...] For many years, Dr. Hans-Jörg Königsmann was Vice President of the US space company SpaceX, where he helped[...] to develop the Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 launch vehicles, the Dragon space capsule and...

Space Encounter: What does normal mean in abnormal times?

© OHB Space Encounter 28. May 2020 A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space What[...] that need to be protected and preserved, and space travel is one of them. That is why it is good[...] and important that, with Galileo and Copernicus, we already have good European space programmes...

Space Encounter: How OHB's IPO led to greater transparency

© OHB Space Encounter 29. May 2019 A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space How

Space Encounter: Alexander Gerst, ISS and the benefits of satellite technology

© OHB Space Encounter ISS 05. July 2019 A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space[...] Alexander Gerst, ISS and the benefits of satellite technology Space has entered the mainstream July[...] the world’s largest space congress opened its doors to the general public on October 3,...

Space Encounter: Bremen is far better than its reputation

TwoMinutesOfSpace part 11: 3, 2, 1 - lift-off! Rocket engines and e-mobility in space

11 - 3, 2, 1 - lift-off! OHB expert Carsten Borowy shares his knowledge about the wonders of space Are you guilty[...] with Carsten Borowy, Head of Future Telecommunications Programmes at OHB. Once a month, the space pioneer[...] shares his knowledge about the wonders of space. In this month's...

Space Encounter: We need to ensure increased economic know-how