Being there when history is made – an nobody watches
25 April, 2012Today I’ve seen the first of 22 Galileo satellites built by OHB being mated with its payload. This marks a great step in the course of the realisation of the European satellite navigation system. This, from my perspective truly remarkable event, has not been covered far and wide and also at OHB handled in the course of normal business. Not even a company-wide e-mail has been sent.
It seems like I’ve really arrived in the space industry. We build things and leave the celebrations to people, who have time for it.
It’s a shame OHB is required by the European Union to build the Galileo satellites in a secured environment. Absolutely no pictures allowed. So unless you get a chance to visit OHB at the right time you’ll never see, what I’ve seen today.



Skynet, the artificially intelligent system that keeps sending new improved Terminators who keep getting their butts kicked by us humble humans seems to be preparing another strike.





