OHB Invites You to a Workshop: The European Lunar Community Meets in Bremen

OHB Invites You to a Workshop: The European Lunar Community Meets in Bremen

The European lunar community gathered in Bremen yesterday. Around 40 representatives from universities, research institutes, and companies in various European countries, as well as from DLR and ESA, took part in a workshop organized by OHB.

The event was inspired by the vision of a permanent European presence on the Moon as a foundation for future scientific missions and economic activities. The goal of the workshop was to bring together existing concepts, technological approaches, and collaborations among various European stakeholders and to build on them.

The Moon as a geopolitically significant target

The Moon is increasingly becoming a geopolitically significant target for spacefaring nations such as the United States, China, and India. Given these developments, it is essential for Europe to formulate its own strategy for a sustainable and economically viable presence on the Moon and to implement it consistently.

To kick things off, OHB presented its concept-developed in collaboration with Munich Airport International-for a central launch and landing base on the Moon's surface. Such a "Moonport" is intended to serve as a safe hub for logistics flights and astronautical missions and will be a crucial pillar for establishing a functioning economic ecosystem on the Moon.

Afterward, the participants had the opportunity to present their ideas and technologies. Among other things, they presented various concepts for how local lunar resources could be used to produce habitats, landing pads, fuel, and other products.

The event concluded with a networking session, during which the approaches presented were explored in greater depth and potential avenues for joint projects with experts from OHB were discussed.

For OHB, the Moon has been a fascinating and strategically important destination for decades. To not only support but also actively shape Europe's return to the Moon, the European Moonport Company was founded earlier this year. The new company brings together activities related to future lunar missions. The partnership with other European stakeholders aims to create a sustainable industrial base for a sovereign European lunar infrastructure.