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 The motor was rewound, outdated electronics were[...]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...