The colonization of Mars will still have to be awaited

fiction series that were on TV at the time. Shows such as the German series “Space Patrol Orion” or “Star[...] the needs and necessities on the surface of the Earth were not evident. On top of that, carrying out new[...] why the Americans were so determined to fly to the Moon was that they wanted...

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

previously unknown rings and ten new moons were discovered during the approach of the probe. An eleventh new[...] indication of its existence were disturbances in the orbit of Uranus, which suggested the presence[...] observatory. The fact that the calculations were correct and that an eighth...

MTG Meteosat Third Generation: Taking a precise look at the atmosphere

from a technological aspect were many. This much was clear to us right from the start. For this reason, the ESA[...] with previously unseen sensitivity. Especially low-interference, active coolers were built in order to achieve[...] of the IRS began in 2010, people were not sure whether it could...

Obituary for Ulrich Schulz

, otherwise I had no idea about shipbuilding." These were precisely the challenges that Uli was looking[...] from the medical sector for 900 DM and made it space-worthy. The motor was rewound, outdated electronics were[...] -g conditions. Special rotors were developed for this purpose, which were...

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

were too bad. Of course, you are disappointed at first when such a plan doesn't work out. Many years[...] . You have two daughters. Were you able to inspire them for your work? What have you told them? Dad[...] got into it in normal and natural way what we were doing there and also got to know all...

There’s quite a lot going on up there: space debris is becoming an ever bigger problem

be nothing short of a catastrophe if we were no longer able to launch any missions into orbit because of all[...] debris is growing all the time. It would be nothing short of a catastrophe if we were no longer able[...] Chinese Fengyun series weather satellite to show that they were able to do...

Welcome back on planet Earth Matthias Maurer!

proud and happy that the experiments we were involved in went so well and so successfully. On behalf[...] was required? The training system and the associated app were developed by EMS GmbH from Leipzig, which acted as OHB's[...] , the control unit, the position of some plugs and functions were...

What is Galileo capable of?

can Galileo do? Five main services were defined at the beginning of the Galileo project[...] services were only notified of an emergency after a delay of one hour and did not have any precise[...] “Navstar GPS” global positioning system is also available for use in Europe. However, if it were

Milestones

Fuchs was in search of a new challenge in 1981. The children were out of the house and, as a trained[...] a wool shop, she had a fateful meeting with the Otto family, who were looking for someone to take over[...] company. Whereas many experts believed that only large and expensive satellites and...

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

Before the first telescopes were invented, Jupiter and Saturn were the only known planets[...] into different groups: The four largest satellites of the planet, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, were[...] objects orbiting Jupiter were only captured over time by the planet's gravity. The Galilean...

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

as it showed that manned missions to planets were no longer merely science fiction phantasies. All of a sudden[...] the scope for setting up outposts on the moon or Mars as if this were an entirely natural thing to do. Elon[...] , if they were to collide with the earth, would extinguish every form...

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

for an autograph from “Astro-Alex”. The hall was completely full. We were able to observe a similar phenomenon last[...] ” was boundless (although it must be said that they were particularly driven by a desire to view the space[...] activities of “their” City of Space). This very clearly showed us...

Space Encounter: Germany's Internet gaps hamper innovation and damage prosperity

surprise, have done it very well. Other sectors of the economy were able to move their workflows[...] of us, the restrictions on our freedom of movement that we had to endure at the beginning of the pandemic were offset[...] , video chats were used, Angela Merkel recommended that the younger...

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

probes were able to use their instruments to study Venus during their brief encounter. Solar Orbiter[...] flyby, the spacecraft's outboard cameras were able to capture a series of black-and-white images[...] that were combined to show the event from the spacecraft's point of view. Both Solar...

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

tranche were sent to Kourou. What are the predominant emotions? Tense expectation in anticipation[...] that were launched into space as In-Orbit Validation satellites to test the technology. Their first launch[...] with exploring what a next generation of Galileo satellites might look like....

Destination Venus part 5: Why a mission to Venus helps us to deepen our knowledge about Earth

were still unknown; today we have discovered over 4,000 of them. There are an enormous number of stars[...] , are exciting in this respect as they were created at the same time as the Earth 4.6 billion years ago, but have[...] closest neighbors, Venus and Mars, are exciting in this respect as they...

Space Encounter: We are running out of time

, were prepared to get something big off the ground. A HARSH YEAR FOR THE GLOBAL CLIMATE It is possible[...] . Our engineers were to examine various concepts that could help to mitigate global warming[...] were examined that pursue the goal of either reducing the amount of radiation reaching the...

Pioneers of space: the new path to space

. At that time, we were only a very small company with around 20 employees and offices in containers[...] were completed relatively swiftly without any bureaucratic constraints. Obviously, this approach[...] has its own challenges: when I started out, our offices, workshops and laboratories were...

Billiards in space - DART and Hera

people were injured in the impact of the Chelyabinsk asteroid. This asteroid also broke apart while still[...] , no funds were approved for the mission, which amounted to ESA withdrawing from the project. NASA[...] change were to be carried out by observatories on Earth. Hera as successor to AIM...

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

were known as a “Golden Age”, especially in Germany. I'm pretty sure that we tend to romanticize[...] at least some of the events of that decade, but nevertheless: the 1920s were a time of general economic[...] in the structure of the industry. While the previous four decades were characterized...

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

I talked to liked the idea. Some people were very sceptical – especially about the space-based concept[...] . But other people were actually quite relieved to hear that these kinds of ideas exist[...] . And do you think that was out of politeness? Maybe. But I would like to think they were more...

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

willing to remain loyal to a company if personal expectations were fulfilled. These expectations included[...] job security, particularly in times when there were many competitors for attractive jobs. On the other[...] at work. If both of these applied, people tended to stay where they were. But...

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

. This is a process that starts now. But we are very confident. Were you surprised how positively politicians[...] the benefits are much more visible. For a long time, space missions were extremely expensive and a rather[...] languages via a device like a smartphone were also featured in Star...

EASI-STRESS: Non-destructive analysis of residual stress in components

things, were analysed using diffraction methods. What is the current project status? Axel Müller[...] were started before Christmas. In 2022, the test specimens will be examined by the working groups[...] the test specimens were designed to replicate various industrial forming and processing...

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

(VesselSat 1 & VesselSat 2), which were operated by ORBCOMM and provided AIS data services to various[...] Transportation, Target, Tropicana, Tyson Foods, Walmart and Werner Enterprises. For more information, visit