March 19, 2019
DLR's ground station in Weilheim, 60 kilometres south-west of Munich, which was commissioned in 1969, is the link between Earth and satellites. The 30 meter large antenna is used to verify GNSS signals.
February 19, 2018
The international team of scientists and engineers bids farewell to the Neumayer III Antarctic station, leaving behind a total of 10 winter hermits. DLR scientist, Paul Zabel, will be in charge of the EDEN ISS greenhouse until the end of 2018.
In full splendour: vegetable farming during the EDEN ISS trial run
October 4, 2017
From the end of June to the end of August 2017 cucumbers, tomatoes, radishes, peppers, salads and herbs thrived in the test run of the EDEN ISS greenhouse.
November 19, 2013
The International Space Station ISS is the largest man-made object in Earth orbit and is operated jointly by the US, Russia, Japan, Canada and the European Space Agency ESA.
July 29, 2014
6555 kilograms of cargo were stowed on board the European space transporter ATV-5 ‘Georges Lemaître’. This included food for the astronauts, supplies of fuel, water and air, and scientific experiments. On 30 July 2014, the Automated Transfer Vehicle lifted off en route to the International Space Station.
April 5, 2019
TerraSAR-X orbits Earth in a polar orbit at an altitude of 514 kilometres. DLR has provided real-time data that enabled a detailed analysis of the flooded regions.
Artist impression of the GRACE satellites and Earth
October 17, 2017
For more than 15 years, the German-US twin satellites GRACE-1 and GRACE-2 have documented changes in Earth's gravitational field, providing valuable data for better understanding the Earth system, as well as the concrete effects of climate change.
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 3 August 2014
August 6, 2014
Image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko acquired by Rosetta’s OSIRIS camera on 3 August 2014 at a distance of 285 kilometres. The resolution is 5.3 metres per pixel.
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ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA.
Elevation of the Meridiani
April 4, 2019
Elevation of the Meridiani Planum, located at the northern edge of the Southern Highlands of Mars. The region is located at about 2°N,352°E and lies between the Tharsis volcanic region to the west and the low-lying Hellas Planitia impact basin to the southeast. Meridiani Planum spans 127 x 63 kilometres, equivalent to an area of roughly 8000 square kilometres, about the size of Cyprus. This image was created using a Digital Terrain Model obtained from the High Resolution Stereo Camera on the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft. Elevation data is colour-coded: purple indicates the lowest-lying regions and beige the higher elevations. The scale is in metres.
Elevation models of the volcanoes on the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula
May 16, 2014
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is delivering the first final digital elevation models from the TanDEM-X mission for scientific use. Here, a detailed view around the Krasheninnikov Caldera and Kronotsky Volcano is presented as a shaded relief map. Maps of this kind using TanDEM-X data permit analyses of possible lava flow, used to determine endangered areas.
The desert lives – the festival is in full swing!
October 24, 2011
The tents and vehicles are clearly visible in this radar image. The artificial structures have been coloured to make them more easily visible; the actual radar image is black and white.
The optical ground station in Oberpfaffenhofen
February 16, 2018
The optical ground station in Oberpfaffenhofen serves as a receiving station with its 40-centimetre telescope. It has been designed especially with a view to taking measurements.
July 15, 2011
SOFIA is a joint project of NASA and DLR. The astronomical observation flights take place at night. This photo was taken during a daytime test flight, during which the telescope hatch was opened for testing purposes.
April 8, 2019
Launch of an Arianespace Soyuz rocket from the European Spaceport in French Guiana on 4 April 2019, carrying four satellites that will soon join the rest of the SES O3b constellation.
