widthWhen people talk about industrialization everywhere, people rarely think of space travel. But even so, this is not just a business, it has been so for a long time, and more and more products are being mass-produced.For entrepreneurs like this, it’s more than just transporting passengers to space Jeff Bezos And Richard Branson went into space in the past few weeks in a way of doing things in a PR effective way. This is also about very stupid satellite technology, which can change more than simple space tourism.
Last week, when the Porsche family company participated in the rocket launch of “Isar Aerospace”, it attracted great attention.Isar seems to be there aerospace At first glance, it doesn’t seem to be working on the technical side: the company develops unmanned rockets that can only carry small payloads. But this is the source of economic progress-this is not only what the company believes, Hubertsbad, managing director of the German Institute of Economics, said: Because satellites are getting smaller and smaller, more and more satellites can be launched. The new service to low orbit takes over the earth and makes life easier for people on earth.
Small satellites bring big benefits
For example, the German office of the US satellite operator “Planet” in Kurfürstendamm is directly located in Kranzler-Eck, and there are many small satellites in orbit. They do not send particularly high-resolution images, but they often fly over every corner of the world. In this way, you can quickly provide helpers with an overview after a disaster. Or they analyze weather phenomena. Or they will show how many containers are in which ports.Germans too Startup company Can process data. For example, this is the analytical method that railways can use to inspect the forests around the tracks: Are the trees there rotting? Are the trees in danger of falling on the rails?
The new generation of satellites is so small that they shouldn’t even leave space junk: they will return to Earth in a few years and burn completely in the process.
New start-up company is established
“This creates a true data evaluation ecosystem,” said Thomas Jarzombek, Federal Government Aerospace Coordinator. “The satellite used to be the size of a bus, and then it was like a washing machine. Some newer satellites are only the size of a gift box for a wine bottle.”
In Germany, established aerospace companies such as Airbus and OHB are engaged in this business. There are also some young start-ups-such as Isar Aerospace, which makes rockets. “We developed a rocket propulsion system at the university. One day the company called us and wanted to buy these propulsion devices.” Co-founder Daniel Metzler once told FAS.
This startup scene now even dreams of a German maritime spaceport from where rockets can be launched into space. But the plan has changed since then: maybe you don’t even need to put the system in the sea anymore. At the same time, everything is so small that the spaceport might fit a modified ship, and then it can go to sea and launch rockets there.
