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Consul General of India Sugandh Rajaram visits DLR

1 April 2019

The Consul General of India for South Germany Sugandh Rajaram visited the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) in Oberpfaffenhofen on 17 January 2019.

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SOFIA uncovers one of the building blocks of the early Universe

17 April 2019

The helium hydride ion, to give HeH+ its full name, once posed something of a dilemma for science. Although its existence has been known from laboratory studies for almost 100 years, it had not been found in space, despite extensive searches. As a result, the chemical model calculations associated with it were called into question.

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DLR/NASA Design Challenge dedicated to concepts for small aircraft and new technologies for regional air transport

12 April 2019

Radically reduce the energy consumption of an aircraft. Last year, a four-member team of students from Munich demonstrated how this could be achieved with the 'eRay' Aircraft Concept and, in doing so, revealed the creative potential of the younger generation in the DLR/NASA Design Challenge.

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Collaboratively overcoming airport crises more quickly

8 February 2019

The onset of winter at the airport – heavy snowfall is forecast, so restricted operations can be expected for several hours. To ensure that the processes continue to run smoothly even during severe weather events in winter, close coordination and cooperation between all key players at the airport are essential.

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Automated production of aircraft fuselages made of aluminium fibreglass laminate

12 October 2018

The Institute of Composite Structures and Adaptive Systems, the Institute of Structures and Design, the Institute of Materials Research and the Center for Lightweight Production Technology (ZLP) – at its locations in Stade and Augsburg – of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) have teamed up to develop automated processes for the production of components made of high-performance fibre metal laminates.

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AGBRESA – strict bed-rest for 60 days

17 April 2019

<img align="right" alt="" src="https://www.dlr.de/blogs/en/ResourceImage.aspx?raid=427745">With his head down and legs lifted upwards, Test Participant B is being rolled towards the centrifuge. Or rather, his bed is. He will not be allowed to stand up for the next two months. From his bed, Test Participant B mainly sees one thing as he travels the few metres from the test station to the centrifuge – the :envihab ceiling. The 5400-square-metre building has been home to ESA astronauts Alexander Gerst, Andreas Mogensen, Timothy Peake and Thomas Pesquet immediately following their missions, in order to study the effects of microgravity on the human body.

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The InSight mission logbook

11 April 2019

<img align="right" alt="HP3" src="https://www.dlr.de/blogs/en/ResourceImage.aspx?raid=423719">In his logbook, HP3 Instrument Lead Tilman Spohn gives us the latest updates regarding the InSight mission and our HP3 instrument - the 'Mole' - which will hammer into the Martian surface.

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