DLR Portal - Oberpfaffenhofen

Solar activity reduces radiation exposure in the air

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:52:36 +0200

At present, the Sun is very active – a surface covered with sunspots, frequent ejections of matter and a stronger solar wind blowing towards Earth. In the meantime, however, radiation exposure at aircraft cruising altitudes has reduced.

Successful premiere – STEREX video shows ATV-4 in orbit

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:50:00 +0200

A special passenger was on board during the launch of ESA's fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), 'Albert Einstein', on 5 June 2013 at 23:52 CEST – the STEREX experiment, funded by the DLR Space Administration and the European Space Agency (ESA).

The 'Volare' mission begins

Tue, 28 May 2013 10:36:07 +0200

His muscles are of interest to the scientists, as is his internal clock and the radiation dose to which he will be exposed during his work in the European Columbus research laboratory. On 28 May 2013 at 22:31 CEST, the European Astronaut Luca Parmitano will depart from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on board the Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft, beginning his journey to the International Space Station (ISS), as part of the Expedition 36/37 crew.

"A certain level of stress is necessary"

Mon, 27 May 2013 14:15:57 +0200

European astronaut Luca Parmitano's 'Volare' mission will begin on 28 May 2013 with the launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The International Space Station will be his place of work and home for the next six months.

Reducing turbulence near airports - DLR tests new procedures to mitigate wake vortices

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:50:00 +0200

Currently, safety considerations related to wake vortices force pilots of small and medium-sized aircraft to maintain a separation of about 10 kilometres from heavier planes flying ahead of them.

DLR Oberpfaffenhofen

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:50:00 +0100

Together with the site at Koeln, the DLR site at Oberpfaffenhofen is one of Germany's largest research centres. Located near the A96 motorway between Munich and Lindau, the site is home to eight scientific institues and currently employs approximately 1500 people. The research centre's main fields of activity include paricipating in space missions, climate research, research and development in the field of Earth observation, developing navigation systems and advanced robotics development.