OHB: German space company loses Galileo contract
Brussels, Hamburg The leading German satellite manufacturer OHB loses its most prestigious major order: The Bremen-based company is subject to the bidding competition for the … Read more
Space exploration
Josef Aschbacher becomes the new head of ESA
Josef Aschbacher For the first time in 40 years, the head of ESA has come from a smaller EU member state, the Austrian. (Foto: CAMERA PRESS/Heathcliff … Read more
“In 2030 there will be the first settlements on the moon”
Düsseldorf Space travel and the launch vehicles of the Munich start-up Isar Aerospace were already a topic at Handelsblatt Disrupt last week. This week, Insa … Read more
Network agency gives the green light for satellite internet
Satellite In the future, broadband internet could come into households from space. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Federal Network Agency gives the green light for a … Read more
NASA approves new Blue Origin rocket even though it hasn’t flown yet
Image: Blue Origin. NASA has announced that Blue Origin, the aerospace company founded by Jeff Bezos, has been approved as a new partner for unmanned … Read more
The Chinese space probe Chang’e 5 returned to Earth with several samples from the Moon
First modification: 17/12/2020 – 21:14 China’s space authorities celebrate the return to the country of the Chang’e 5 probe, which successfully completed its mission on … Read more
China’s space prowess: two kilos of the moon have landed on Earth!
Two kilograms of moon rock landed on Earth … The return module of the Chinese space probe Chang “e 5 landed overnight in the region … Read more
First image of asteroid rocks obtained by Hayabusa2
Conceptual image of the Hayabusa2 probe on the asteroid Ryugu.Image: JAXA. The mission Hayabusa2 took off in December 2014 with one purpose: to collect asteroid … Read more
Investors believe in the Munich rocket start-up
Düsseldorf The German venture capital scene believes in the rocket of a Munich start-up: The company Isar Aerospace has collected a further 75 million euros … Read more
DLR is getting closer to business
Chancellor Angela Merkel during a live broadcast with Alexander Gerst The German astronaut is probably the best-known “ambassador” of the German Aerospace Center. (Foto: imago/snapshot) Frankfurt … Read more