Laser terminals from DLR and its spin-off, Mynaric, inducted into the 'Space Technology Hall of Fame'

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Optische Bodenstation des DLR auf dem Dach des Institutsgebäudes Kommunikation und Navigation in Oberpfaffenhofen.
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An die Do 228-212 wurde ein spezielles Laserterminal montiert, das die Polarisationszustände der einzelnen Lichtquanten auf eine Empfangsstation übertrug. Mit diesem Terminal wurde die erste optische Verbindung zu einem Flugzeug hergestellt (2008) und der erste Quantenschlüssel verteilt (2011).
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During the 34th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs (USA), Prof. Pascale Ehrenfreund, Chair of the DLR Executive Board, was delighted to accept the award together with Dr. Florian David, Deputy Director of the DLR Institute of Communications and Navigation, Dr. Markus Knapek, CEO of Mynaric AG and Joseph Fehrenbach, CEO of Mynaric USA. Under the heading "Laser Terminals for the skies and beyond", the laser communication products of Mynaric, a DLR spin-off, were inducted into the "Space Technology Hall of Fame" on April 19, 2018.

DLR technologies that have been used and further developed by Mynaric are thus receiving a high level of international recognition. These technologies and their transfer are a good example of aerospace's contribution to digitalization. The products developed by Mynaric AG enable the establishment of data highways between aircraft, platforms in the stratosphere or even satellites. Laser light can transmit large amounts of data over enormous distances securely and without loss.

Every year, the Hall of Fame recognises technologies that were originally developed for the aerospace industry and are being used as practical, marketable products – particularly if they improve people's quality of life. Both individuals and organisations are honoured. The award was created in 1988 by the Space Foundation, a non-profit organisation headquartered in Colorado that supports space exploration and exploitation, in collaboration with the US space agency, NASA. "We are delighted that the Space Foundation has inducted this collective achievement of rigorous research, transfer and bold entrepreneurship into the Space Technology Hall of Fame," says Rolf-Dieter Fischer, Director of DLR Technology Marketing. The official award ceremony will take place on 19 April 2018 at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.

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April 20, 2018

Mynaric und DLR ziehen in die Hall of Fame

Während des 34. Space Symposiums in Colorado Springs (USA) nahm Prof. Pascale Ehrenfreund, Vorstandsvorsitzende des DLR die Ehrung gemeinsam mit Dr. Florian David, stellvertretender Direktor des DLR-Instituts für Kommunikation und Navigation , Dr. Markus Knapek, Vorstand der Mynaric AG und Joseph Fehrenbach, CEO Mynaric USA, erfreut entgegen. Unter der Überschrift "Laser Terminals for the skies and beyond" wurden die Laserkommunikationsprodukte von Mynaric , einer DLR-Ausgründung, am 19. April 2018 in die "Space Technology Hall of Fame" aufgenommen.