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PRISMA AND THE EYE OF SAHARA

The #PRISMA Satellite is surprising us every time thanks to its hyperspectral view. The image below of the Richat structure, also known as the EYE OF SAHARA or Guelb El Richat, was taken on 10th May 2021 by the PRISMA satellite, developed by #OHBItalia for #ASI – Agenzia Spaziale Italiana. The peculiar structure stretches across a 40…...

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FULL CONCEPT ANIMATION OF THE GIANT MAGELLAN TELESCOPE

The Giant Magellan Telescope ( #GMT), located at Las Campanas Observatory in the Chilean Atacama Desert, is one of the world’s largest #telescope and it will offer images ten times sharper than the Hubble Space Telescope. GMT is composed on seven primary mirrors, each 8.4 meters in diameter, to form…...

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Giant Magellan Telescope: new contract for protecting the world’s largest mirrors

Bremen/Milan, October 4, 2021. OHB Italia signed with OHB Digital Connect, both subsidiaries of the of the space group OHB SE, a contract for the development of a cover system for seven of the world’s largest mirrors on the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT). The complex mechanical covers are critical for…...

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#ASI PRESS RELEASE ON #BEPICOLOMBO: FIRST FACE-TO-FACE WITH MERCURY

In the night between 1st and 2nd October 2021 Bepicolombo will approach #Mercury, the closest Planet to the Sun. The probe will fly over Mercury at an altitude of about 200 km capturing images and scientific data, the first step of what will happen during the main mission starting from…...

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COME SASSI NELLO STAGNO SPAZIALE

Angelo Vallerani, Direttore Institutional Relations presso #OHBItalia, nonché Presidente di Lombardia Aerospace Cluster (#LAC), in una intervista rilasciata al magazine #Airpress di settembre tocca temi spinosi e attualissimi. Dal #PNRR, che lui definisce “un innesco di opportunità per cerchi concentrici che andrà ad impattare positivamente sul cuore del comparto spaziale” grazie ai previsti…...

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