OHB budująca satelity nie spodziewa się z powodu koronowirusa strat finansowych, a jedynie opóźnień w realizacji zadań. Klienci dysponujący publicznymi funduszami są mniej podatni na perturbacje.OHB says coronavirus may delay satellite projects but won’t cost revenueby Caleb Henry — March 18, 2020
WASHINGTON — The slow-moving nature of spacecraft manufacturing will insulate OHB Systems, at least temporarily, from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a company executive.
OHB CEO Marco Fuchs said the company is standing by its forecast of generating 1.1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) in revenue this year, even though that projection was made five weeks ago, before the COVID-19 virus had become a global outbreak.
The Bremen, Germany-based company builds spacecraft mainly for government customers, including the European Space Agency and the European Commission, on multiyear timelines the company expects are too long to see major revenue losses, Fuchs said.
“The major difference from the space industry to many other industries is we are not at risk with regards to revenues,” Fuchs said. “There might be delays but it’s not a cancellation. The demand is not changing.”
OHB builds Europe’s Galileo navigation satellites, and is competing for participation in several Copernicus environmental-monitoring program satellites. (...)
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