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German Aerospace Center (DLR)

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Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is Germany's national research center for aerospace, energy, and transportation. Acting as the German space agency, DLR is responsible for planning and implementing the German space program on behalf of the federal government. DLR's activities include a wide range of space research, development of space technologies, and operation of research facilities, and it partners with organizations like ESA and various German federal ministries. Key areas of focus include Earth observation, planetary research, human spaceflight, and the development of reusable launch systems.

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The last hot firing test of the Ariane 6 upper stage was completed successfully on April 12, 2023 at the German Aerospace Center DLR P5.2 test stand in Lampoldshausen.

PlanValue 4.0Apr 25, 2024Ariane 6 joint update report | 2024/04/26

The MOONRISE project is funded by the German Space Agency at DLR with funds from the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action totaling 4,750,000 EUR.

FinancialGovernanceLegalValue 4.4Apr 9, 2024Next Step Toward the Moon: LZH and TU Berlin partner with Astrobotic

Customers of the TEXUS program include the European Space Agency and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) working with research institutes and universities around the world.

RelationshipsValue 3.5Mar 26, 2024Airbus-built TEXUS sounding rockets launched to conduct experiments in microgravity

Exolaunch was awarded a governmental contract under the Small Satellite Initiative run by the German Space Agency at DLR on behalf of the German Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK).

RelationshipsValue 4.5Jan 29, 2024Exolaunch Awarded €18M Launch Services Contract by German Space Agency

Exolaunch will provide training sessions for the German Space Agency at DLR with a focus on the procurement of launch opportunities for small satellites.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.5Jan 29, 2024Exolaunch Awarded €18M Launch Services Contract by German Space Agency

The German aerospace center DLR collected over 90 hours of valuable data from a radiation detector aboard Peregrine.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Jan 22, 2024The phases of lunar lander success

GomSpace signed a contract with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for the first phase of a project to develop a 16U cubesat.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jan 10, 2024GomSpace signs contract with DLR for 4.7 MSEK

The hot-fire test (HFT-4) on 7 December was conducted at the German Aerospace Center in Lampoldshausen, Germany.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Dec 17, 2023Ariane 6 joint update report | 2023/12/18

Vyoma received two awards at the DLR smallsat competitions held on 2023-11-23: one from the Microlauncher Competition and one from the Small Satellite Competition.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Dec 4, 2023Vyoma awarded 2 Space Launches by DLR

The hot-firing test of the upper stage (HFT4) is planned at the German Aerospace Center's Lampoldshausen test center.

PlanValue 4.0Nov 29, 2023Ariane 6 joint update report | 2023/11/30

SPACEMAST from DLR Braunschweig is a deployable SpaceMast Camera Mast mounted to the Redshift OTV of RFA ONE that can deploy a 7 m composite mast with a camera at its tip.

CapabilityValue 4.0Nov 29, 2023RFA Announces Eight Customers for Second Test Flight of RFA ONE Launcher

After its victory in the DLR Microlauncher competition in April 2022, RFA was awarded prize money of 11,000,000 EUR.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.0Nov 29, 2023RFA Announces Eight Customers for Second Test Flight of RFA ONE Launcher

Walther Pelzer is the director general of the German Space Agency at DLR.

GovernanceValue 2.0Nov 27, 2023Europe turns to competition to improve its launch industry’s competitiveness

Rocket Factory Augsburg won the DLR Microlauncher competition organized by the German Space Agency in April 2022 and was awarded €11 million in prize money.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.8Nov 27, 2023Rocket Factory Augsburg names eight customers on second flight

SpaceMast (DLR Braunschweig, Germany) is a deployable camera mast mounted to the Redshift OTV of RFA ONE that deploys a 7 m composite mast with a camera to full or intermediate lengths and can be retracted for OTV transfer maneuvers.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.7Nov 27, 2023Rocket Factory Augsburg names eight customers on second flight

A last hot-fire test of the Ariane 6 upper stage is planned for December 2023 at the Lampoldshausen test center operated by Germany’s DLR aerospace agency.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Nov 24, 2023ESA Successfully Completes Full-Scale Rehearsal of its New Ariane 6 Rocket

Walther Pelzer, director-general of the German Space Agency at DLR, supports retaining georeturn while developing smarter georeturn methods.

GovernanceCapabilityGeneralValue 2.8Nov 14, 2023European governments and companies seek changes to georeturn

The German Aerospace Centre (DLR) will take over leadership of the International Charter in April 2024.

GovernanceValue 3.5Oct 30, 2023EUMETSAT + Canadian Space Agency to lead disaster response initiative

Walther Pelzer, Director General of the German Space Agency at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), signed the Artemis Accords at the German Ambassador’s Residence in Washington.

LegalGovernanceValue 3.8Sep 19, 2023Germany Joins Artemis Accords

The full Ariane 6 upper stage including the Vinci engine and a smaller Auxiliary Power Unit was tested on a purpose-built test bench at the German Aerospace Center DLR’s engine test center in Lampoldshausen, Germany.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Sep 5, 2023ESA Conducts Successful Engine Tests for All-New Ariane 6 Launch Vehicle
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