The German Aerospace Center (DLR)
WEBDLR is the German aerospace research and technology centre. In its core areas, DLR develops technologies for aeronautics and space, energy and transport, as well as security and defence research. A broad spectrum of results and innovations bring benefits for industry and business, authorities and administration as well as for public stakeholders.
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WEBOn 22 and 23 November 2022, the ministers and government representatives of the 22 member states of the European Space Agency ESA met at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris to set the course for joint space programmes "made in Europe". The Council at Ministerial Level is the highest political decision-making body, which sets the content and financial framework for ESA's space programmes on ...
DLR – German satellite EnMAP launches successfully
WEBApr 1, 2022 · German satellite EnMAP launches successfully. On 1 April 2022 at 18:24 Central European Summer Time (12:24 local time), the German environmental satellite EnMAP was launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida into space on board a Falcon 9 rocket of the US space company SpaceX. The Falcon 9 launch vehicle of the US space company SpaceX is ready for ...
Lampoldshausen - DLR
WEBMaking future spaceflight more powerful, more cost-effective and safer with novel propulsion systems and environmentally friendly fuels - that is what around 250 DLR employees are working towards at the Lampoldshausen site. For over 60 years, they have been researching, developing and testing innovative technologies for chemical space propulsion systems on a test bed infrastructure ...
Berlin - DLR
WEBThe Berlin site of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) was founded in 1992. The research work conduced here focuses on the areas of space and transport. The site in the German capital has made a name for itself through its participation in major international missions of the Institute of Planetary Research, such as Mars Express, the Rosetta comet ...
TerraSAR-X - DLR
WEBTerraSAR-X operates independently of weather conditions, cloud cover and daylight and is able to provide radar data with a resolution of up to one meter. TerraSAR-X is a German Earth-observation satellite. Its primary payload is an X-band radar sensor with a range of different modes of operation, allowing it to acquire images with different ...
DLR – Future climate-friendly air transport
WEBNov 22, 2021 · The flight characteristics of the prototype have already been tested in the DLR AVES flight simulator. The development of climate-friendly technologies suitable for everyday use in the air transport system of the future is at the top of the list of priorities for the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR).
Hypersonic wind tunnel (H2K) Cologne - DLR
WEBThe hypersonic wind tunnel at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is one of the few key facilities in Europe for aerothermodynamic experiments under realistic flight conditions at hypersonic speeds. The H2K combines free-flight technology and adequate measurement times to provide an ideal test bed for ...
About us - DLR
WEBDLR and its predecessor organisations have a history spanning over 115 years, including one of the world's first institutions dedicated to aeronautics research. Key research and countless inventions that now shape and improve modern life emerged within DLR and its forerunners. DLR has 30 locations in Germany: Cologne (headquarters), Aachen ...
Jobs & careers at DLR
WEBWelcome to the German Aerospace Center (DLR) We conduct research and development activities in the fields of energy and transport, security and digitalisation and, of course, aeronautics and space. As the research centre of the Federal Republic of Germany, we develop pioneering and sustainable solutions for challenges facing humanity.