DLR Portal - ILA 2010

DLR Webcast: Flying ‘Swiss cheese’ explores the atmosphere

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:00:00 +0200

Aircraft engineers have incorporated a large number of holes in the research aircraft HALO (High Altitude and Long Range), a Gulfstream G 550. Through these openings, researchers can take samples in the highest layers of the atmosphere and analyse them immediately. This DLR webcast presents the latest research aircraft in DLR's fleet.

Antares shows off its unique abilities at ILA 2010

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 10:00:00 +0200

Antares is an elegant motorised glider - the only aircraft in the world capable of taking off using power from fuel cells alone. An idea conceived at DLR Hamburg just two years ago, it flew at the Berlin Air Show, ILA, for the first time on 8 June 2010.

DLR Webcast: Space robot Justin meets reporter

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:00:00 +0200

DLR reporter Daniel Finger has a new dream job - operator of the space robot Justin. At the International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) 2010 in Berlin, the reporter learned that the service robot can be controlled intuitively. The repair of satellites, the actual task that Justin will one day take over, is more complicated. That, Daniel Finger will leave to the scientists.

Knowledge for tomorrow: DLR exhibits at ILA 2010

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:00:00 +0200

The innovations and results showcased in DLR exhibits at ILA show that the effort is on to improve daily life, in addition to flying. Some exhibits on display are just about to enter the market, still others are in their nascent stages. This image gallery shows shots from the DLR stand in hall 9 at the Berlin air show, ILA.

DLR at ILA: from aircraft, to robots and alternative aviation fuels

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:30:00 +0200

DLR research, innovation, its aircraft, and original products are out in force at the Berlin air show, ILA 2010. This gallery showcases DLR research and innovation, including images of aircraft and spacecraft on display.

NASA and DLR sign agreement to continue the GRACE mission through 2015

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:50:00 +0200

NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver and German Aerospace Center (DLR) Executive Board Chairman Johann-Dietrich Wörner signed an agreement on 10 June 2010 during a bilateral meeting at the Berlin Air Show, ILA, to extend the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission through the end of its on-orbit life, expected in 2015.

DLR Robotics and Mechatronics Center becomes an ESA reference laboratory

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:50:00 +0200

The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Berlin Air Show on the use of the new DLR Robotics and Mechatronics Center (RMC) as an ESA reference laboratory.

Data from the volcanic ash layer - work for the next two years

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:30:00 +0200

The German Aerospace Center's (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) Falcon research aircraft flew through the volcanic ash layer a total of 17 times. On 14 of those occasions, Bernadett Weinzierl from the DLR Institute of Atmospheric Physics was in the plane, investigating ash particulates from the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjalla. For this DLR scientist, her work on these successful measuring flights is very far from over. In this interview, the atmosphere researcher explains what is going to happen next to the collected data.

Knowledge for tomorrow: ILA 2010, Berlin – DLR innovations and results from its cutting-edge research in aeronautics and space

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:40:00 +0200

A service robot that can be deployed in space or on Earth, the first aircraft capable of taking off using fuel-cell power alone and research aircraft that analyse our atmosphere – the German Aerospace Center (DLR) unveils innovations and results from its cutting-edge research in aeronautics and spaceflight at the International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) in Berlin.