Laboratory for Enabling Technologies (LET) at Airbus DS in Friedrichshafen. Cooperation laboratory of Airbus DS, ZARM in Bremen and the DLR Institute of Space Systems (Bremen). One area of focus is high-resolution optical metrology for future space applications.
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Part of the team at the Laboratory for Enabling Technologies (LET) at Airbus DS in Friedrichshafen. Cooperation laboratory of Airbus DS, ZARM in Bremen and the DLR Institute of Space Systems (Bremen).
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CAD drawing of the instrument to be used to characterise spherical test mass surfaces (cooperation laboratory at Airbus DS in Friedrichshafen; Harald Kögel).
The Laboratory for Enabling Technologies (LET) at Airbus DS in Friedrichshafen was founded in 2007 and is part of the department of Science Missions & Systems, led by Ulrich Johann. The LET is jointly run by Dennis Weise from Airbus DS and Claus Braxmaier (Centre of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM) at Bremen University and the DLR Institute of Space Systems, Bremen) and is home to joint efforts in research and development for the space industry. Key technologies are used for future space missions at both a laboratory and elegant-breadboard level, with key areas of research being conducted in optical metrology and the development of micro-newton thrusters.
Current research areas include: