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InSight - journey to Mars
May 2018 saw the launch of the NASA InSight mission, in which a lander will carry out geophysical measurements directly on the surface of Mars to explore the planet's inner structure and thermal balance. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has contributed to this mission in the form of the HP3 instrument. On 26 November 2018, InSight touched down north of the equator, on the Elysium Planitia plain. Following a test phase, the experiments will commence after the 2018/19 turn of the year. The duration of the mission is initially set at one Mars year, which corresponds to approximately two Earth years.
Ariane - Europe's access to space
To enable independent access to space, the nations of Europe agreed on the Ariane programme back in 1973; it has since become one of the most successful European technology programmes. Germany has been an important partner from the outset. Launch vehicles remain a key element in European and German space strategy. The overall objective is to create a reliable, flexible and competitive European launch system.
Galileo – a key programme for European aerospace
The aim of the civil Galileo system is to make Europe independent of the military-controlled navigation services of the USA (GPS) and Russia (GLONASS) and to provide navigation signals with unprecedented accuracy. This accuracy is facilitated by the heart of the satellites: highly accurate atomic clocks with a stability of one nanosecond per day.
ISS - the largest technology project of all time: an outpost of humanity in space
The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest technology project of all time: an outpost of humanity in space. At the same time, it is a flying laboratory with outstanding possibilities for scientific and industrial research. The ISS proves that peaceful international use of space is to the advantage of all its partners.
Mars Express - Insight into the history of the Martian climate
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Mars Express mission was launched by a Soyuz/Fregat rocket on 2 June 2003 at 19:45 Central European Summer Time from the Russian space centre at Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The mission supplies Scientists with important new data about the geology, mineralogy and atmosphere of Mars. The search for traces of earlier Mars life, one of the most ambitious goals of the project, provides a large challenge for the scientists.
TerraSAR-X - Germany's radar eye in space
TerraSAR-X is a German Earth-observation satellite. Its primary payload is an X-band radar sensor with a range of different modes of operation, allowing it to acquire images with different swath widths, resolutions and polarisations. TerraSAR-X thus offers space-based observation capabilities that were previously unavailable. The objective of the mission is to provide value-added SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) data in the X-band, for research and development purposes as well as scientific and commercial applications.
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The portfolio at DLR currently comprises some 180 large-scale research facilities at 15 locations, including the polar regions. DLR also makes its large-scale facilities available to partners from industry and academia as part of its cooperative research activities.

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What a Sight - Space Looking out for World Heritage

Contact

Harald Hofmann

Responsible for "Communication, Navigation and Quantum Technology"

German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Programme Space R&D

Telephone: +49 2203 601-2732

Hansestraße 115
51149 Köln
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Dr. Roland Pleger

Responsible for "Space System Technology" and "Space Transportation"

German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Programme Space R&D

Telephone: +49 2203 601-2786

Hansestraße 115
51149 Köln
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Carl Jan Keuck

Responsible for "Research under Space Conditions", "Earth Observation" and "Coordinator for DLR Space Research in the EU"

German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Programme Space R&D

Telephone: +49 2203 601-3435

Hansestraße 115
51149 Köln
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Timm Roegler

Responsible for "Space Science and Exploration", "Space Robotics" and "Coordinator for Space Research in the HGF"

German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Programme Space R&D

Telephone: +49 2203 601-2798

Hansestraße 115
51149 Köln
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Space calendar

Space calendar
When will the next rocket take off for the International Space Station ISS? What German or European satelitte missions are to be launched within the year? The DLR space calendar keeps you up to date.

Space Administration

Space administration
Acting on behalf of the Federal Government, DLR Space Administration designs and implements Germany's Space Program, which integrates all German space activities on the national and European plane.

Facts / Space

Space - Revenues 2017 (Data in million euro)

109,31,31,83,131,17

402
Earth observation

109,31,31,83,131,17

109
Space research

109,31,31,83,131,17

31
Research under space conditions

109,31,31,83,131,17

31
Space transport

109,31,31,83,131,17

83
Space systems technology (incl. robotics)

109,31,31,83,131,17

131
Communications and navigation

109,31,31,83,131,17

17

Jobs / Space

Course paper / final thesis, Student placement

Fusion of Magnetic Field Distortions and GNSS for Accurate Mapping

Institute of Communications and Navigation, Oberpfaffenhofen

DLR's GARS O'Higgins Antarctic Station

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