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Development of the Patagonian Ice Fields reveals the enormous complexity of physical interactions

December 10, 2019
The glaciers and ice fields in the South American region of Patagonia have been in retreat since the Little Ice Age between the early 14th century and the mid-19th century. In recent decades, the loss of ice masses associated with tropospheric warming has accelerated.
IntegriCom wins the Galileo Masters DLR Special Prize

December 5, 2019
The winner of DLR's challenge in the 2019 Galileo Masters competition for innovative satellite navigation concepts is the Dutch company IntegriCom and its founder, Bastiaan Ober.
UV-Bodyguard by ajuma – sophisticated technology to prevent sunburn

December 5, 2019
The Sun is important for life, but too much Sun exposure leads to sunburn and an increased risk of skin cancer. Annette Barth and Julian Meyer-Arnek have a young daughter who likes to play outside in the sunshine. This led the couple to start their own company, ajuma GmbH, and develop the UV-Bodyguard for her and all those who love the great outdoors, no matter their age.
National Research Council Canada visits DLR

December 5, 2019
Since 2018, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and the National Research Council Canada (NRC) have been conducting research and development activities together through Atlantik-Brücke e.V.. Future scientific topics such as spaceflight, digital technologies, energy and the environment play a major role in this partnership.
DLRmagazine 163 – Metropolitan transformer

December 4, 2019
Mobile in town with the Peoplemover? The DLR research platform shows what tomorrow's vehicles could look like. The concept for a small city car is featured on the cover of the December issue. You'll also read about the Arctic expedition MOSAiC, the SouthTRAC mission of the atmospheric research aircraft HALO and sustainability at DLR.
Electric aircraft – novel configurations open up new possibilities

November 26, 2019
Environmentally friendly, quiet, safe and cost-effective – European aeronautics research is focusing on these objectives in view of increasing air traffic. The development of electric propulsion systems will play a key role in these efforts.
Glaciers as landscape sculptors – the mesas of Deuteronilus Mensae

November 21, 2019
During ice ages on Earth, the retreating ice sheets greatly altered the landscape on the continents, typically creating moraines or ice age lakes. Glaciers and ice ages also shaped the landscape on Mars. A particularly impressive example is the Deuteronilus Mensae region, as shown in images acquired by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) operated by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft.
Earth observation portal CODE-DE entering next phase

November 11, 2019
Use Earth observation data free of charge – the Copernicus Data and Exploitation Platform Germany (CODE-DE) of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) offers this special service to users from scientific and public institutions in Germany.
DLR at AGRITECHNICA 2019

November 11, 2019
AGRITECHNICA in Hanover is the global meeting place for the agricultural technology sector, where innovations are presented, trends set, and visions discussed. More than 2800 exhibitors and 460,000 visitors are expected at AGRITECHNICA from 10 to 16 November 2019.
Energy in focus – representatives of the US Department of Energy visit DLR Stuttgart

November 7, 2019
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has been cooperating with the research facilities of the US Department of Energy (DOE) on energy-related matters for more than 30 years.
The Mars Mole and the challenging ground of the Red Planet

November 6, 2019
NASA's InSight mission landed on Mars in November 2018. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is involved in the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package (HP³) experiment.
Inspiring students with STEM

October 31, 2019
Since the first DLR_School_Lab opened in 2000, children and young people have been able to experience science up close in 13 school laboratories.
Mars Express completes 20,000 orbits around the Red Planet

October 28, 2019
Mars Express, the European Space Agency's (ESA) first planetary mission, is a true marathon runner among spacecraft. Launched on 2 June 2003, the spacecraft arrived at Mars during the night of 25 December that same year. On 26 October 2019, this spacecraft completed its twenty-thousandth orbit around Mars.
Pascale Ehrenfreund takes office as President of the IAF

October 25, 2019
Pascale Ehrenfreund, Chair of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) Executive Board, has taken office as President of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) at the 70th congress. Professor Ehrenfreund is the first woman to hold this position since the IAF was founded in 1951.
DLR and FAA are cooperating for the integration of commercial spaceflight into the air transport system

October 25, 2019
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and the Office of Commercial Space Transportation of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are seeking to identify the data that may need to be exchanged between United States and European Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) prior to, during and after a space launch or re-entry operation that is initiated in one country and traverses the airspace of another country.
DLR and Swedish Space Corporation combine expertise for engine tests

October 24, 2019
A new test stand for the next generation of sounding rockets, microlaunchers and reusable launchers will be constructed at the Swedish Esrange Space Center. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop this test stand at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) on 22 October 2019.
IAC 2019 – Focus on international cooperation and future technologies for spaceflight

October 21, 2019
On 21 October 2019, the 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) is opening its doors in Washington D.C., with the slogan 'Space: The Power of the Past, the Promise of the Future'. While celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing, more than 4000 visitors will gather at 150 exhibitor stands, and will participate in and attend approximately 200 plenary discussions and technical and scientific presentations to find out about current developments in spaceflight.
The search for extrasolar planets continues

October 10, 2019
The discovery of the first exoplanet almost 25 years ago changed our perception of the origin and evolution of the Universe and challenged the uniqueness of our own Solar System.
The Nirgal Vallis river valley on Mars

October 10, 2019
These images, created using data acquired by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft, show the upper reaches of Nirgal Vallis, which extends over 700 kilometres across the Southern Highlands. The valley flows 400 kilometres further east into the much larger Uzboi Valles.
DLRmagazine 162 – Sharing the sky

September 27, 2019
What's new this autumn? The DLRmagazine it certainly is. The cover article, 'Sharing the sky', explains the need for new regulations in a changing air transport system in which manned and unmanned aircraft share airspace.
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Development of the Patagonian Ice Fields reveals the enormous complexity of physical interactions

IntegriCom wins the Galileo Masters DLR Special Prize

UV-Bodyguard by ajuma – sophisticated technology to prevent sunburn

National Research Council Canada visits DLR

DLRmagazine 163 – Metropolitan transformer

Electric aircraft – novel configurations open up new possibilities

Glaciers as landscape sculptors – the mesas of Deuteronilus Mensae

Earth observation portal CODE-DE entering next phase

DLR at AGRITECHNICA 2019

Energy in focus – representatives of the US Department of Energy visit DLR Stuttgart

The Mars Mole and the challenging ground of the Red Planet

Inspiring students with STEM

Mars Express completes 20,000 orbits around the Red Planet

Pascale Ehrenfreund takes office as President of the IAF

DLR and FAA are cooperating for the integration of commercial spaceflight into the air transport system

DLR and Swedish Space Corporation combine expertise for engine tests

IAC 2019 – Focus on international cooperation and future technologies for spaceflight

The search for extrasolar planets continues

The Nirgal Vallis river valley on Mars

DLRmagazine 162 – Sharing the sky

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CIMON-2 is on its way to the ISS

GESTRA space radar passes its first test

Germany invests 3.3 billion euro in European space exploration and becomes ESA’s largest contributor

An astronaut controls a rover on Earth

Super-efficient wings take off

Plasma crystal research on the ISS

Space 19+ – Space for Europe – Made in Germany

How can Africa make better use of space applications?

Decline in low-cost flights despite a record number of routes in summer 2019

A new generation of environmental monitoring – the DLR DESIS spectrometer begins routine operations on the ISS

eROSITA takes its first look at the hot Universe

Solar Orbiter leaves Europe for the USA

AI for Understanding and Modelling the Earth System

Networked cloud cameras forecast light and shadow

25th Anniversary of the Space Shuttle Missions SIR-C/X-SAR

InSight mission – a fresh attempt for the first ‘Mole’ on Mars

Sensors replace pilots

NASA and DLR honour winners of joint design competition for students

Digital simulation of a real power plant

Declining numbers of flights in Germany and subdued growth worldwide until the end of 2019

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