Solar Orbiter has recently been defined a scientific breakthrough mission. First because it is exploring our star at a distance never reached before (42 Million kilometers at its closest approach, less than Mercury’s distance). Second because it is working in a highly prohibitive environment with temperatures ranging from highs of…...
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED FOR DART
The first human approach to deflect a moving asteroid into space was a success! Last night, the #DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) probe hit #Dimorphos, the 160-metre diameter celestial body chosen by #NASA for the experiment in the frame of #HERA mission. HERA is the European contribution to an international double-spacecraft collaboration NASA/ESA for #planetarydefense. The…...
#IAC22 – ABSTRACT: EXPLOITING THE SYNERGIES OF OBSERVING NEO AND SPACE DEBRIS WITH THE #FLYEYE #TELESCOPE
Co-authors: OHB Italia / ASI-Agenzia Spaziale Italiana Name of the session: 2-A6.10 – Joint Technical Session “Near-Earth Objects & Space Debris”. The wide Field of View ( #FoV) of FLYEYE sensors, based on an innovative optical design conceived by #OHBItalia, are the key asset allowing a successful #observation of the…...
#IAC22 – ABSTRACT: SATURN – A Synthetic Aperture Radar CubeSats Swarm Mission for Earth Observation
Co-authors: OHB Italia / Aresys / Airbus Italia / Politecnico di Milano / ASI-Agenzia Spaziale Italiana The Italian Space Agency has recently started a program aimed at placing Italy in a condition of consolidated leadership in the #CubeSat sector, to be achieved with appropriate investments of value, wisely distributed between missions, and…...
#IAC22 – ABSTRACT: Sample Transfer Arm Breadboard and Lander Evaluation (#STABLE)
Co-authors: OHB Italia / Leonardo (Program Prime Contractor) Name of the session: 3B. #MarsExploration – Science, Instruments and Technologies In the frame of the #MarsSampleReturn mission preparation, OHB Italia designed, realized and tested the breadboard model of the #EndEffector, a key element of the presented Sample Transfer #Arm system, onboard…...
A BRAND NEW NETWORK OF FLYEYE TELESCOPES FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE SPACE ENVIRONMENT
Four telescopes, financed in record-time through PNRR funds by the Italian Space Agency, will be the new space sentinels with all-Italian technology that will survey the sky for space debris The Italian Space Agency and OHB Italia signed today a contract for delivering four Flyeye Telescopes dedicated to Space Surveillance…...
#LARES2 MISSION IS OPERATING
LARES2 (LAser RElativity Satellite 2) is producing very interesting data es expected. #OHBItalia, which developed the platform system under the flag and coordination of #ASI-Italian Space Agency in collaboration with the scientific team of the Fermi Centre, La Sapienza University of Rome and INFN-Istituto Nazionale Fisica Nucleare, is very proud…...
