What’s EUCLID? EUCLID is an ESA medium class astronomy and astrophysics mission designed to understand the expansion rate of the universe and the modification of shape of two billion galaxies outside the Milky Way. Most physicists agree that such changes in shape can only be explained by understanding the mysterious…...
OHB Italia shows its satellite integration know-how to the Mayor of Milan
Very important event yesterday 24th May at OHB Italia: The Mayor of Milan Giuseppe (Beppe) Sala visited the headquarters in via Gallarate 150. The management of the company and a team representing a network of local scientists and professors from INAF-Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (Mr. Filippo Zerbi), IASF-Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e…...
The Integration of MWI for MetOp SG is running fast at OHB Italia facilities
MWI instrument for MetOp Second Generation weather satellite is under integration phase in Milan, at OHB Italia premises. The program of ESA and Eumetsat will make available in three years (launch planned in 2024) the most accurate weather forecasts ever had before. MWI is a conically scanning microwave radiometer that…...
Producing water on the Moon is now a reality – A collaboration between Politecnico of Milano and OHB Italia within the ISRU Project of the European Space Agency
The experiments were conducted by the Politecnico of Milano and OHB Italia, Prime Contractor in the frame of the In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) Demonstration Mission, a program of and funded by ESA (the European Space Agency) and the strong support of ASI (the Italian Space Agency) with the aim…...
