The Moon is increasingly becoming a focal point of international space strategies and is gaining importance as a future arena for geopolitical and economic activity. During her visit today to OHB\u2019s Oberpfaffenhofen site, Federal Minister for Research, Technology, and Space Dorothee B\u00e4r therefore focused on the company\u2019s lunar-related activities.
The minister was welcomed by Chiara Pedersoli, CEO of OHB System AG, and Sabine von der Recke, a member of the OHB Executive Board. The visit focused on OHB\u2019s commitment to an independent and long-term European presence on the Moon. \u201cFor us at OHB, the Moon is more than a distant goal\u2014it is part of our history and our future. From Bavaria, we are contributing our proven expertise in space exploration to actively help shape Europe\u2019s path toward an independent and permanent presence on the Moon,\u201d said Chiara Pedersoli, CEO of OHB System AG. The company has many years of expertise in lunar research: the Mona Lisa study demonstrated the feasibility of a small, unmanned lunar lander. This work continues with the ESA contract for Argonaut, under which OHB System is supplying the guidance, navigation, and control elements as well as the telecommunications and power supply systems for the European lunar landing.
However, to enable humanity\u2019s permanent return to the Moon, larger-scale infrastructure is also needed: to this end, the European Moonport Company was founded in Oberpfaffenhofen earlier this year. \u201cWith the European Moonport, we aim to establish infrastructure that is open to many international partners and that will enable us to land safely on the Moon and take off again in the long term,\u201d explains Sabine von der Recke, who is also a member of the new company\u2019s executive board.
Activities related to future lunar missions within the OHB Group are being centralized in Oberpfaffenhofen. The site\u2019s proximity to the DLR\u2019s Human Exploration Control Center (HECC), which is currently under construction and which the minister and her delegation also visited, underscores its strategic importance for future crewed and robotic missions to the Moon and Mars.
The visit by the Minister of Space underscores OHB\u2019s role as one of Europe\u2019s leading industrial partners in space exploration and utilization\u2014from Earth\u2019s orbit to the Moon\u2019s surface and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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