Small but powerful: Microsatellite ESAIL gets ready for launch

ESAIL will track ship movements over the entire globe as it orbits the planet. © ESA 05. July 2019 Small but powerful: Microsatellite ESAIL gets ready for launch In an interview, ESAIL Project Manager Miguel Ordoñez Labrador from OHB subsidiary LuxSpace talks about the challenges of the project and...

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 of extraterrestrial life January 6, 2020. In the past few weeks you have without a doubt...

Destination Venus part 4: What could a mission to Venus look like?

High pressure and extreme heat: The conditions on the surface of Venus are challenging. © ESA / J. Whatmore #DestinationVenus Exploration 08. January 2020 We could be ready in five to seven years Dr. Rolf Janovsky, head of pre-development at OHB and an expert in space systems studies, considers a...

We.OHB. Part 9: A motivator of junior staff with a soft spot for black holes

We.OHB 16. January 2020 We.OHB. part 9 with Dr Kenneth Schmitz, System Engineer  A motivator of junior staff with a soft spot for black holes     Leveraging the complexity of the laws of physics and chemistry not only helps us to explain the existence of black holes but also provides a broad basis...

The colonization of Mars will still have to be awaited

Humans on Mars. Futurologist Matthias Horx assumes that several decades will pass before this dream becomes reality. © NASA / JPL-Caltech New Space 17. January 2020 "Realistic is everything we can conceive of" Futurologist Matthias Horx on the new space boom and the future of space exploration...

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

Venus and Earth are sister planets that formed about 4.6 billion years ago. © NASA #DestinationVenus Exploration 23. January 2020 Our sister planet and each phase of its development provide us with information about our Earth Prof. Dr. Pascale Ehrenfreund, CEO of the German Aerospace center, is...

Courage through self-awareness

work&live@OHB 05. February 2020 Courage through self-awareness Zen meditation at OHB promotes mindfulness and reduces the subjective perception of stress It’s 8 o’clock in the morning: somewhere between your chest and belly button, you can feel the reverberation of the gong beat fading away. Three...

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 for 15 years now February 6, 2020. These days, I am being moved by a small country in the heart of...

The coronavirus crisis will render the world more digital

© OHB Space Encounter 23. March 2020 A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space The coronavirus crisis will render the world more digital During the crisis entire organizations are suddenly being kept in operation from kitchens and living rooms March 23, 2020. The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus...

Ten Questions for Rocket Factory Augsburg

02. April 2020 Ten Questions for Rocket Factory Augsburg OHB start-up aims to revolutionize the mini-launcher market The youngest member of the international OHB family is the German company Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), which aims to impress the market with a self-developed mini-launcher. If the...