01.03.2015 Hubble Space Telescope engineer

Press release
Hubble Space Telescope engineer develops satellite design for Public Telescope
Munich, 01.March 2015 - Since January 2015, the engineer Hans Kroeger supports the development of
the German space telescope ‘Public Telescope’. Hans Kroeger is a scientific capacity in satellite
manufacturingDuring his career he was responsible for the construction and operation of the Hubble
Space Telescope and the Envisat environmental monitoring mission.
Hans Kroeger built his first rocket at the age of 14 years. Later he studied communications engineering
at the Technical University of Munich and began his career in satellite technology at Dornier.
In 1978, Kroeger joined the international development team of the Hubble Space Telescope. For
13 years he was in charge for design, commissioning and in-orbit verification of the Faint Object
Camera (FOC) verantwortlich. The Faint Object Camera was used from 1990 to 2002 in the Hubble
Space Telescope to observe extremely faint astronomical objects in the visual and ultraviolet spectral
range. It is the source of many scientific publications.
As of 1994, Kroeger operated 8 years for the environmental satellite mission Envisat. He supervised the
design, commissioning and in-orbit verification of the instrument SCIAMACHY and was also responsible
for the operations. which stands for Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric
Chartography. This instrument is a spectrometer to study the Earth's atmosphere in different spectral
ranges. As part of his work for SCIAMACHY Koeger compiled the manual for the operation of the
instrument, which will serve as a model for other satellite missions.
Kroeger describes his commitment to the German Public Space Telescope as follows: "I want to bring
my experience into a satellite project that will make a significant contribution to public access to a space
telescope. I am convinced that the study of astronomy can be a significant contribution to the
understanding of man. It is inevitable that this will lead to more respect for our planet and makes us
aware of the arrogance of mankind when dealing with nature.
Ultimately astronomy attempts to explain the origin and evolution of the universe. The current state of
knowledge (cosmology) shows us not only the limits of classical physics. It also shows us how much the
human mind is limited due to the evolution of the senses in our three-dimensional environment, how
little we actually know about and understand our multidimensional universe. The bottom line is that
studying astronomy leads to modesty, a rather rare virtue nowadays.
Questions about faith and religion also do become fascinating when being confronted with scientific
theories. Finally, my commitment to the Public Telescope also shows how you can dedicate time to an
important project as a pensioner, without any motive to make profit. Maybe I can pass this on to one or
the other …
astrofactum GmbH
Institut für Astronomie und Weltraumtechnik
Sitz
München, HRB 210813
GF: Heiko Wilkens
GF: Christian A. Wiederer
Postanschrift
Schnablstraße 2a
81247 München
Deutschland
Kontakt
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astrofactum GmbH - Institut für Astronomie und Weltraumtechnik
Die astrofactum GmbH mit Sitz in München wurde im März 2014 vom Initiator des WeltraumteleskopVorhabens Heiko Wilkens (50) zusammen mit Christian Wiederer (43) für die Umsetzung des Projektes
Public Telescope gegründet. Noch im Gründungsjahr wurde für das Projekt in Berlin eine Niederlassung
eröffnet. Das Vorhaben wird darüber hinaus von renommierten Experten aus Wissenschaft und
Raumfahrt unterstützt, u.a. vom ESA-Astronaut Dr. Gerhard Thiele und den Astrophysikern und
Universitätsprofessoren Dr. Hanns Ruder, Dr. Klaus Werner und Dr. Philipp Richter. Das Unternehemen
astrofactum GmbH positioniert sich langfristig in der Vermarktung von satellitenbasierten Diensten an
wissenschaftliche, kommerzielle und private Anwender.
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81247 München / Germany
Christian Alexander Wiederer
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astrofactum GmbH
Institut für Astronomie und Weltraumtechnik
Sitz
München, HRB 210813
GF: Heiko Wilkens
GF: Christian A. Wiederer
Postanschrift
Schnablstraße 2a
81247 München
Deutschland
Kontakt
Fon: +49 89 8955 7663
Fax: +49 89 8955 7664
Email: [email protected]