Space Encounter: Bremen consolidating its “City of Space” reputation as the host of the IAC 2018

a threatening level At IAC, we want to focus on earth observation and exploration. I am convinced that both[...] and environmental pollution have reached a threatening level. Earth observation satellites can help us to detect[...] of what earth observation systems can do. Yet, there are many,...

Milestones

in weightless conditions. © OHB OHB contributed 14 research units to the German-Russian MIR 92 mission. © NASA[...] flights and contributions to the major space missions of the time Spacelab, D2 and MIR 92. „Something[...] detector and the MITA research satellite. In addition, payloads and...

Space Encounter: Europe is building an infrastructure of findings with Copernicus

important pillar of this strategy is the European Earth observation mission "Copernicus", the EU's second[...] -based Earth observation, these changes can now be precisely measured and tracked. This enables[...] observation missions - whether they are used for military reconnaissance, coastal...

Space Encounter: Europe must be careful not to lose out

. Under "@astro_matthias," our German astronaut will regularly send tweets from the "Cosmic Kiss" mission to Earth. After[...] or financial markets; they depend on highly precise time signals from space. Earth observation satellites[...] " mission in 2018. Of course, I think this greater attention...

Space Encounter: The moon is an exciting target, especially from a research point of view

to use satellite technology to continue observing the Earth and tracking the harmful changes closely[...] is primarily important and valuable for humanity because it forms part of the Earth/Lunar system and allows[...] in the fight between the two major blocs. Today we face a different situation....

Destination Venus Part 7: How OHB intends to bring scientific instruments into the atmosphere of Venus

, explains why missions to Venus deepen our knowledge about Earth and advance the development of new[...] from Earth. But determining the atmospheric composition of a foreign planet from Earth is anything but easy[...] with a mechanical rover, OHB is pressing ahead with the development of an...

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

of the primary antenna. One part of the mission also entailed an entry capsule that was immersed in the planet’s[...] of its atmosphere. One special feature of the mission is that the energy it requires is produced using solar cells[...] of 32 low-altitude flybys. At the end of mission in 2021,...

Space Encounter: We are running out of time

that we consider space systems, such as Earth observation satellites, as important supporters of Earth-based[...] from Earth and operate them there. There, at what is known as Lagrange point 1, the gravitational forces[...] of Bremerhaven with the morning floods. A MISSION ACROSS ALL BORDERS The...

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

, which directs the primary mirror of telescopes to observation points on Earth with absolute precision[...] -S Mission. In short, FCI and IRS instruments make weather phenomena visible. Rupert Feckl, project manager[...] , ensures that the instrument always faces the Earth in the right position. We...

Satellites

-efficient basis for other applications such as earth observation or meteorology. The first satellite[...] AG, Munich site   EnMAP is the German hyperspectral earth observation satellite with more than 200[...] level, OHB System AG is also working on developing the mission’s instruments. OHB...