DLR Portal - Braunschweig

Tracking aircraft from space

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:37:44 +0200

On 4 May 2013 at 04:06 (CEST), when the European Proba-V satellite lifts off on a Vega launcher with the primary mission of observing vegetation from space, it will be carrying another instrument on board – one that will be keeping an 'eye' on aircraft.

Never get stressed searching for a parking space again

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:50:00 +0100

Looking for a parking space can be a strain on the nerves for drivers. How nice would it be for a car to be able to look for its own parking space, for example at a railway station, while we are boarding the train?

DLR researches maritime flight missions using unmanned aircraft systems

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:00:00 +0100

Reliably monitoring extensive areas of the sea is a major challenge for the coastguard and emergency relief services. Unmanned aircraft are expected to make a critical contribution to this in the future.

DLR Braunschweig

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:40:00 +0100

The main activities of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) joint sites of Braunschweig and Göttingen are aviation and transport research. Located at the Research Airport Braunschweig, DLR continues the tradition of the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DFL), founded in 1936, and employs there about 1000 highly-qualified scientists and engineers.