Ship ahoy! How LuxSpace uses AIS messages to monitor worldwide shipping traffic

. This company is responsible for processing the AIS (Automatic Information System) signals emitted by ships all[...] deactivate the signal. As a result, the number of incoming signals varies greatly. Around 180,000 ships

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

to detect nutrient deficiencies, water stress or pest infestations at an early stage and to respond[...] at short intervals in high spatial and outstanding spectral resolution. This opens up completely new[...] in such a way that the desired results could be generated. EnMAP will take the...

10 questions and answers about Galileo

response. 2. What other applications use the Galileo system? Standard time references are now possible[...] down to a distance of 0.92 meters. In addition, Galileo offers a search and rescue (SAR) service, which[...] in the SAR format. Human lives may depend on this application as the rescue team...

Pioneers of space: the new path to space

of responsibility, which is why fasciation for and a very strong interest in space are crucial prerequisites. Read[...] of space flight. In a conversation, he explains how the work of a space company sometimes resembles a start[...] , this is called “New Space” but this has always been the way...

#EngineeringOurEarth Part 3: What is geoengineering?

, through the selection of tree species suitable for the respective site conditions and sustainable forest[...] and best researched are: © OHB Afforestation and Reforestation   Idea: A large number of trees[...] clouds over the oceans. As a result, less sunlight is absorbed, causing ocean...

#DestinationVenus Part 9: What insights can we expect from the new Venus missions?

Dr Michael Joseph Way is a senior research scientist at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies and a part[...] atmospheres. In recent years, he has published several research papers on Venus and its climate history[...] meet my fellow humans in a science setting. Are you currently working on...

LuxSpace and ORBCOMM awarded with multi-year contract by European Maritime Safety Agency

, Portugal, EMSA is one of the largest consolidators of AIS data and is responsible for maritime safety[...] award was the result of a competitive bidding process among providers of space-based AIS data services

20-meter moonwalk: How the “Lunar Explorers” photographic work of art by Michael Najjar found its way to OHB

Moscow – a unique experience that forms the basis for my work. Respect! What was the greatest challenge[...] . The composition “lunar explorers” is celebrating the research conducted on the moon and the twelve moonwalkers[...] ? I reworked the original triptych, turning it into a single 20-meter...

We.OHB - Part 12: Instructor with a soft spot for a screwdriver

a replacement family for the students. We take this responsibility very seriously. Will the department change[...] for eight years, including seven as a team leader. Why he decided to switch to human resources

Space Encounter: We are running out of time

. It was the day on which the research vessel Polarstern returned to Germany after an expedition lasting more than[...] ; and in the Arctic the ice is melting. And this is exactly what the AWI researchers have observed. I remember[...] are far worse than the global research community has assumed...