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A mission for Earth's future

March 1, 2021
Understanding the changes happening to Earth and its delicate balance is of ever increasing importance. "With the Harmony mission, we have the opportunity to gain new insights into processes that take place within the Earth system.
Assessing risks more accurately

March 1, 2021
Increasing numbers of people worldwide are being exposed to natural hazards, particularly in densely populated cities and conurbations. In these situations, effective risk management can save lives.
Precision landing on Mars on 18 February – transmitting images and sound

February 26, 2021
On 18 February 2021, NASA will initiate the most precise landing ever attempted on the Red Planet. A spacecraft with the Perseverance rover on board will enter the Martian atmosphere at around 21:38 (CET) at just under 19,500 kilometres per hour.
Emission-free electric take-off

February 23, 2021
The focus of the E²Flight 2021 conference is the vision of emission-free flight. For the sixth time, the DLR Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics and the Institute of Aircraft Design at the University of Stuttgart are organising the conference together with Stuttgart Airport.
DLR conducts ground vibration test on the Dornier 'Seastar' amphibious aircraft

February 19, 2021
A team of researchers from the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) in Göttingen have evaluated the Dornier Seastar seaplane in a ground vibration test (GVT) campaign.
Increasing battery and fuel cell power with quantum computing

February 19, 2021
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is conducting research into new materials for more powerful batteries and fuel cells. DLR scientists are now using a quantum computer to simulate electrochemical processes within energy storage systems.
Mars 2020 – a virtual visit to Jezero Crater

February 18, 2021
Today, on the evening of 18 February 2021, NASA's Mars 2020 mission will set down the rover 'Perseverance' in Jezero Crater at 21:55 (CET). With these image products, the landing site of the most powerful of all Mars rovers to date can be explored on screen.
Safe at its destination

February 16, 2021
The journey is over. On Sunday 14 February at 01:05 CET, the gate was opened. The upper stage of the Ariane 6 launcher, still in its container, arrived safely at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) site in Lampoldshausen.
An in-depth look at the geological context of the Mars 2020 landing site through the eyes of DLR's HRSC instrument

February 16, 2021
On Thursday, 18 February 2021, at approximately 21:55 CET, NASA's control centre in Pasadena should receive the radio signal indicating that the Perseverance rover has been gently lowered onto the surface of Mars by a 'sky crane' as part of NASA's Mars 2020 mission.
Ariane 6 – DLR ready to test first upper stage

February 13, 2021
On 14 February 2021, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) will receive the first upper stage of the European Ariane 6 launcher. The fully functional test module will be subjected to extensive testing at DLR's Lampoldshausen site over the coming months.
Humanitarian aid with uncrewed aircraft and artificial intelligence

February 8, 2021
In the event of a disaster, humanitarian aid organisations need to determine the extent of damage to buildings in the affected location and work out which transport routes are safe to use as quickly as possible – ideally in real time.
NASA-DLR cooperation – from Cologne to the stars

February 4, 2021
On 4 February 2021 at 15:40 CET, the airborne observatory of the German Space Agency at DLR and the US space agency, NASA, is due to land at Cologne Bonn Airport. From there, it will explore the night sky over Europe until 16 March.
Augmented reality assists helicopter pilots with demanding flight manoeuvres at sea

February 2, 2021
Whether they are facing fog, rain or darkness, a high-sea landing on a ship deck under poor visibility conditions is a major challenge, even for experienced helicopter pilots.
Digital platform helps rescue services during natural disasters

January 29, 2021
In the event of a forest fire, flash flooding or a landslide, how can firefighters and rescue workers get to the disaster site as quickly as possible? What measures need to be taken? What lessons can be learned from past disasters? The HEIMDALL project provides answers via a digital platform that collects all of this information.
Milestone for Europe's new launcher

January 29, 2021
Europe's new launcher, Ariane 6, is nearing completion. Like its predecessor, Ariane 5, the upper stage of the new European Space Agency (ESA) rocket is being built at ArianeGroup in Bremen.
An airborne stratospheric observatory measures the concentration of atomic oxygen directly for the first time

January 26, 2021
The German REceiver for Astronomy at Terahertz frequencies (GREAT) spectrometer on board the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has enabled direct, high-resolution spectral measurements of the concentration of atomic oxygen in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere regions of Earth's atmosphere.
A pioneering launch – compact satellite PIXL-1 carries the world's smallest laser terminal into orbit

January 24, 2021
On 24 January 2021 at 16:00 CET, the PIXL-1 small satellite was successfully launched from the US spaceport at Cape Canaveral on board a Falcon 9 launcher from US company SpaceX.
Project BALIS – DLR is developing and testing fuel cells in the megawatt range for air transport

January 21, 2021
With its BALIS project, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is developing the world's first fuel cell powertrain for aircraft with an output in the megawatt range. In doing so, DLR is taking another step towards making hydrogen-powered, emission-free flight possible.
Back to Venus armed with laboratory findings

January 15, 2021
Venus's impenetrable atmosphere has long made it difficult to conduct a thorough investigation of our neighbouring planet. In a step forward, by conducting laboratory experiments scientists from DLR have now developed a way of determining the nature of the planet's surface using new instruments from orbit.
The Mars 'Mole' has reached the end of its journey

January 14, 2021
For two years, the Mars 'Mole' has endeavoured to dig ever deeper into the Martian soil. Now its journey has come to an end. Until recently, scientists and engineers at DLR and JPL had been working to get the mole to dig to a target depth of five metres.
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Institute of Aerospace Medicine: number of employees (2019)
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Facts / Transport

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Transport – Revenues 2019 (Data in million euro)
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Transport systems – Revenues 2019 (Data in million euro)
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Rail transport – Revenues 2019 (Data in million euro)
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Road traffic – Revenues 2019 (Data in million euro)

Facts / Aeronautics

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Aeronautics – Revenues 2019 (Data in million euro)
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Fixed-wing aircraft research – Revenues 2019 (Data in million euro)
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Propulsion systems – Revenues 2019 (Data in million euro)
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Air Traffic Management and Flight Experiments – Revenues 2019 (Data in million euro)
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Rotary-wing aircraft research – Revenues 2019 (Data in million euro)

Facts / Space

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Institute of Aerospace Medicine: number of employees (2019)
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