March 2017
Rosetta – outstanding climax to pioneering mission
... clocks over 2.5 years, we calculated that we would receive the first signal between 18:30 and 19:30 local time in Darmstadt, Germany. Sylvain with his team, Andrea, Manfred, myself and a few others were eagerly waiting for the...
April 2017
Urgent action needed to keep satellites safe in orbit
...” (Proceedings of the 4th European Conference on Space Debris (ESA SP-587), April 2005, ESA/ESOC, Darmstadt, Germany, April 2005) [unpublished], at 285. 15 See Schildknecht, et al, supra note [11]. Used with permission. 16 MA Skinner, et al, “Time...
May 2017
India confirms commercial launch intent
... on February 15. India has flown 180 foreign satellites for 23 countries, the first one being DLR Tubsat of Germany on 26 May 1999. A spokesperson for San Francisco-based Planet which flew 88 of its satellites in ISRO’s recent mission...
June 2017
Bepi-Colombo will unveil Mercury’s secrets
..., will take over the operation of the MMO. Similarly, the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany, will remain in charge of the MPO spacecraft. During its one Earth year mission, which equates to four...
August 2017
On-orbit assembly will deliver major benefits in coming decade
... potential for robotic servicing to increase the lifespan and safety of current missions. The Space Dynamics Department of Germany’s Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics runs a mission called Deutsche Orbitale Servicing (DEOS) which involves two...
August 2017
Space invaders and the usual suspects - disruptive trends in Earth observation
... partnered with France for Helios 1, with the addition of Belgium and Greece for Helios 2. Italy and Germany had separate image-exchange agreements with France for access to Helios 2 in return for giving France access...
