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DLR site Oberpfaffenhofen

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Telephone: +49 8153 28-2421

Münchener Straße 20
82234 Weßling

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DLR in Oberpfaffenhofen

The DLR site in Oberpfaffenhofen employs 1800 members of staff in 13 scientific facilities and is one of the largest research centres in Germany. Research activities here focus on participation in space missions, climate research, Earth observation, the development of navigation systems, and further developments in the fields of robotics and mechatronics.

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Clouds as a factor influencing the climate – EUREC4A field campaign aims to solve one of the great mysteries of climate science

January 16, 2020
The almost six-week-long EUREC⁴A (Elucidating the role of clouds-circulation coupling in climate) field campaign will begin on 20 January 2020. The aim is to test theories about the role of clouds and convection in climate change by conducting comprehensive measurements in the atmosphere and ocean.
Farewell to the Eu:CROPIS mission

January 13, 2020
The experimentation phase on board the Eu:CROPIS satellite developed by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) came to an end on 31 December 2019. The compact satellite has been in an orbit around Earth that passes over the north and south poles for over one year.
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.
An astronaut controls a rover on Earth

November 25, 2019
The ISS telerobotics experiment Analog-1 was conducted on 25 November 2019, using DLR robotics technology. Astronaut Luca Parmitano controlled the European Space Agency (ESA) ‘Interact’ rover from the International Space Station (ISS).
Super-efficient wings take off

November 19, 2019
In cooperation with other institutions, researchers from the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have succeeded in developing new technologies for lighter yet extremely stable wings.
Plasma crystal research on the ISS

November 11, 2019
More plasma research is being conducted on the International Space Station (ISS). From 10 to 16 November 2019, the Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov will be carrying out a new series of experiments with the PK-4 plasma crystal laboratory.
A new generation of environmental monitoring – the DLR DESIS spectrometer begins routine operations on the ISS

October 23, 2019
On 23 October 2019, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and the U.S. company Teledyne Brown Engineering (TBE) announced the start of routine operations for the 'DLR Earth Sensing Imaging Spectrometer' (DESIS).
AI for Understanding and Modelling the Earth System

October 14, 2019
Prestigious European Research Council grant will support the interdisciplinary team’s work to improve climate models and the way in which Earth system data are analysed and interpreted by combining machine learning with physical models of the atmosphere and land.
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DLR_School_Lab Oberpfaffenhofen

April 26, 2011
At the DLR_School_Lab Oberpfaffenhofen, school students are introduced in a suitable manner to selected topics such as "robotics", "weather and climate", "infrared and radar measurement technology" and "rockets and satellites. They then conduct experiments on their own under the competent guidance …

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