https://spacewatch.global/tag/ptscientists/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 23 Sep 2019 05:00:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/ptscientists/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2019/09/berliner-zeitfracht-group-invests-in-german-lunar-mission-formaly-know-as-ptscientists/ Mon, 23 Sep 2019 05:00:40 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16071 The Berlin-based Zeitfracht Group is investing in the first German lunar mission and has acquired the space start-up PTS. The company, formerly known under the name PTScientists, was renamed Planetary Transportation Systems as part of the acquisition.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/09/german-lunar-lander-company-ptscientists-successfully-sold/ Tue, 03 Sep 2019 06:00:01 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=15105 The Berlin based space start-up PTScientists was successfully sold to an aerospace company with effect from 1 September 2019. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/06/spacewatch-oped-taking-europe-to-the-moon-and-sparking-a-lunar-economy/ Sun, 09 Jun 2019 08:00:53 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14516 Europe has never landed on the Moon. PTScientists is preparing to change that by sending the first European lunar lander to the Apollo 17 site. But, perhaps equally important – PTScientists want to prove that Europe can be a fertile ground for companies striving to be at the forefront of lunar exploration, and that it is not a prerequisite for success to be based in the United States or Asia. However, this is not a feat we can accomplish independently, and Europe needs to make a commitment to lunar exploration now – or be left behind.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/05/ptscientists-and-arianegroup-cooperate-on-future-lunar-missions/ Fri, 10 May 2019 05:00:06 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14013 PTScientists and ArianeGroup agreed on 8 May 2019 in Berlin on a far-reaching cooperation. The contract governs the cooperation between the two companies for future Moon missions such as the planned ISRU mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and beyond.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/04/congratulations-beresheet-no-soft-landing-but-an-amazing-achievement/ Sat, 13 Apr 2019 05:00:20 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13503 The Beresheet Moon lander, developed by Israeli not-for-profit company SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries, has failed in its bid to achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface. The spacecraft is the first commercial mission to reach the Moon. Communication was lost with Beresheet at approximately 489 feet above the lunar surface and it made its hard landing at 3.25pm EDT.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/04/european-space-agency-to-help-germanys-ptscientists-get-to-the-moon-in-2020/ Tue, 09 Apr 2019 05:00:37 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13402 European Space Agency (ESA) operations specialists are helping flight planners at new European space startup PTScientists, headquartered in Berlin, pilot their way to the Moon.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/spacewatchgl-oped-gvf-continuing-the-satellite-discussion-cabsat-2019/ Wed, 06 Mar 2019 06:00:44 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12939 In 2019 CABSAT returns to its traditional March calendar slot and once again the Dubai exhibition will be complemented with an important Global VSAT Forum (GVF) programme of key satellite industry themes which will afford a high-profile to participating speakers and supporting sponsor organizations.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/12/spacewatch-oped-you-can-make-the-difference-by-torsten-kriening/ Mon, 31 Dec 2018 08:00:36 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12121 Myself and my colleagues are on a mission to raise 384,000 euros to help others. Do you think that’s possible? I want to tell you about a new, great initiative from the Berlin-based Newspace company, PTScientists. They have created a team - named like their project - Mission to the Moon (here is the link) , to raise the equal amount in Euros as the distance from Berlin to the Moon in km – that’s 384.000! ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/spacewatchgl-interview-sven-przywarra-of-liveeo-providing-eo-imagery-analysis-for-global-infrastructure/ Sun, 11 Nov 2018 09:00:15 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11221 Berlin has become a space industry hub, and a popular place for start-ups. One of those is LiveEO, a Berlin-based company that aims to offer services to enable companies to monitor large-scale infrastructure networks, using Earth observation technology. SpaceWatch.Global's Torsten Kriening spoke to Sven Przywarra, Co-Founder and COO of LiveEO, to find out more about their vision and current and future plans.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/international-moon-pitch-competition-nears-deadline/ Fri, 12 Oct 2018 05:53:20 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10809 At UNISPACE50+, held earlier this year to celebrate 50 years of space, a new competition was launched by NewSpace 2060 in collaboration with the Moon Village Association (MVA) to encourage everyone to engage with the vision of a NewSpace economy by 2060. The competition encourages interested parties from entrepreneurs and start-ups to seasoned NASA scientists to give a 3-minute pitch on any aspect of going to the Moon and what they would like to do there.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/04/moon-bound-ptscientists-selected-esa-lunar-mission-study/ Fri, 27 Apr 2018 05:00:22 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8498 PTScientists, the German company aiming to be the first private mission to land the Moon, has been selected as one of the commercial companies taking part in ESA’s innovative study to develop potential lunar missions that could make use of resources found on the Moon.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/04/ptscientists-signs-red-bull-media-house-media-partner-mission-moon/ Wed, 18 Apr 2018 05:00:07 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8396 PTScientists has signed Red Bull Media House as the exclusive media partner for Mission to the Moon, enabling them to bring the world on their journey to the Moon. The announcement was made at MIPTV in Cannes, one of the largest trade shows for TV and media.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/03/spacewatchglthemes-space-archaeology-ptscientists-dna/ Sat, 03 Mar 2018 08:00:40 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7617 With Mission to the Moon, PTScientists are taking Europe to the Moon. This much anticipated project will be the first private mission to land on the Moon. No pressure then. The PTScientists story began nine years ago, when a team of like-minded engineers entered the Google Lunar XPrize, a competition sponsored by the tech giant, […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/03/spacewatchglthemes-space-archaeology-todays-spacecraft-tomorrows-archaeology/ Thu, 01 Mar 2018 08:00:35 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7623 When PTScientists’ ALINA spacecraft blasts off into space next year, it will be carrying some precious cargo from Earth from a project known as Sanctuary, a time capsule of information that reflects humanity as it is today. In this exclusive article, Benoit Faiveley, Producer and Engineer at Sanctuary, explains the reasons why we must turn […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/02/spacewatchglthemes-space-archaeology-interview-dr-beth-oleary/ Wed, 28 Feb 2018 08:00:26 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7651 Dr. Beth O’Leary is a foremost expert and pioneer of space archaeology and has been involved in the development of the science for the last 20 years. Inspired by a question raised by a grad student, O’Leary has tirelessly worked to promote the protection of humanity’s heritage sites in space. Here, she speaks to Helen Jameson, Editor-in-Chief, SpaceWatch.Global […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/02/spacewatchglthemes-space-archaeology-nubia-moment-michelle-hanlon/ Tue, 27 Feb 2018 08:00:15 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7584 by Michelle Hanlon of For All Moonkind For All Moonkind is a young organization already having considerable impact on the discussion about how we preserve our heritage in space. Just recently, it was named one of the most innovative companies in space by Fast50. The mission behind what this group of lawyers, scientists, archaeologists, communications […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/02/spacewatchglthemes-space-archaeology-protecting-heritage-space-earth/ Mon, 26 Feb 2018 08:00:35 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7582 by Helen Jameson, Editor-in-Chief SpaceWatch.Global When humanity pushed its boundaries to the Moon nearly 50 years ago, did anyone really think about what would be left behind long after the astronauts had gone? They came. They saw. They left. However, that is not the case. There is a movement that is gathering momentum, fighting to […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/02/spacewatchgl-interviews-rahul-narayan-teamindus/ Sun, 25 Feb 2018 09:00:37 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7579 The Google Lunar XPrize (GLXP) may have ended, but the teams that have invested nearly a decade into their lunar dreams have vowed to continue to reach their goals. TeamIndus had made huge progress towards the launch deadline of 31 March, 2018, and inspired the people of India and beyond with their ambitious project. We […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/12/spacewatchme-review-2017-year-content/ Sun, 31 Dec 2017 06:00:25 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=6866 Wow. It’s been a busy year at SpaceWatch Middle East, but it’s also been a very rewarding one as the team has seen the platform grow form literally nothing to a publication that has earned a following that we could never have dreamed of and interest from all over the world. To us, space and […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/12/private-space-company-return-apollo-17-landing-site-carefully/ Thu, 07 Dec 2017 05:15:13 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=6558 On the 45th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 17, the last mission to take humans to the surface of the Moon, commercial space company PTScientists formally pledges that it will respect this site of incredible historical interest. Announcing a partnership with For All Moonkind, Inc., PTScientists is making a public pledge of support for […]]]>