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 as Chancellor, the new German federal government consisting of the SPD, the Greens and the FDP has...

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

Concept drawing of a solar sail in space. To influence the climate, countless very similar-looking spacecraft would have to be positioned between the Sun and the Earth. © NASA Geoengineering Future 15. December 2021 "I still believe that geoengineering is not a magic cure-all" Reducing emissions is...

10 questions and answers about Galileo

A Galileo satellite in OHB's Bremen integration hall. © OHB Galileo 22. December 2021 10 questions and answers about Galileo The OHB team has summarized the most frequently asked questions and answers concerning the European navigation system Following the recent launch of the first two Galileo...

What is EnMAP capable of?

© OHB EnMAP Earth Observation 28. December 2021 What is EnMAP capable of? How the German hyperspectral satellite will provide new insights about the global environment The Earth observation satellite EnMAP, which OHB System AG has built on contract for the German Space Agency at DLR, will be...

We feel it is beyond the pale to be denounced as enemies of freedom

The main building of OHB's corporate headquarters in Bremen. © Mohssen Assanimoghaddam Company 11. January 2022 “We feel it is beyond the pale to be denounced as enemies of freedom” Sabine von der Recke, member of the Management Board of OHB System AG, talks in an interview about the arson attack...

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

Thermal and mechanical manufacturing and joining processes generate residual stress in metal components that can influence their load-bearing capacity. © MTA 3D-Printing Innovation 07. February 2022 EASI-STRESS: Non-destructive analysis of residual stress in components   Since 1 January 2021, OHB...

Space Encounter: A satellite from Germany launches a new era in Earth observation

© OHB Space Encounter Earth Observation A column by Marco Fuchs: thoughts about time and space "A satellite from Germany launches a new era in Earth observation" 14 February 2022. In the fight against climate change, science and politics will very soon have a new weapon at their disposal: the...

#EngineeringOurEarth Part 6: Why framing matters when communicating about geoengineering

Geoengineering Future 25. February 2022 "The more diverse the knowledge base is, the more framing plays a role" The way we describe things and the analogies we use have an influence on how facts are perceived – a fact that many people are not sufficiently aware of Ricarda Nebling is currently...

EnMAP: Making the invisible visible

EnMAP data will be able to help us understand the Earth and its ecosystems. © OHB/DLR EnMAP Earth Observation 24. March 2022 EnMAP: Making the invisible visible On the importance of hyperspectral remote sensing for humanity Floods, storms, heat waves – we have all long since been feeling the...

Guidelines for a sustainable Space Traffic Management

Trackable objects in orbit around Earth: The debris field shown in the image is an artist's impression based on actual data. However the image does not show debris items in their actual size or density, but gives an impression on the congestion of space. ©ESA Space Debris Space Safety 10. May 2022...