Inhalt - 22648_Magazin-133-GB

22648_Magazin-133-GB

• DLR Magazine
• Contents
• Editorial
• Perspective
• Commentary - The end of the world is not near
• In brief
• Portrait: Daniela Heine - A gentle pop instead of a loud bang
• Watching whales for better flight - Making helicopters more agile
• Cold cylinder for hot plasma - Testing ion engines for spaceflight
• Certified bird-proof - Additions to the HALO aircraft protect the instruments againts bird strike
• Unveiling the ‘invisible’ - The potential of nanoparticles
• Power for tomorrow - The wind turbine of the future
• ‘Rumble in the jungle’ - A tour of Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana
• Salvage in space - In-orbit servicing missions
• Portrait of a new, old world - Dawn arrives at Vesta
• Around the Earth with Tango and Mango - Controlling satellites – the PRISMA mission
• Cosmic time capsule - OSIRIS-REx will return asteroid sample to Earth
• Legendary heroes and Roman priestesses - How cosmic craters, mountains and valleys get their names
• The Mercury 13 - Queen of trumps unplayed
• At the museum - Sparkling cocktail in Hangar-7
• Reviews