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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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Cologne, Germany
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In 2021 UP42 joined Airbus, the European Space Agency, the European Commission, and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in sponsoring Earth Observation Challenges for the Copernicus Masters.

RelationshipsValue 3.6Dec 16, 2021UP42 announces Thetaspace as Copernicus Masters Challenge winner with solution to cloud cover in EO Data

Telespazio, part of the joint venture Spaceopal with German space agency DLR that manages Galileo Control Centres, projects a 10-day transfer from launch to the payloads’ final orbit at 23,222 km.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Dec 6, 2021Arianespace expands Galileo constellation to 28 satellites

GMV has been awarded a contract by the German Space Agency at DLR to develop progressive and advanced Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) data processing algorithms for the German Space Situational Awareness Centre (GSSAC) in Uedem, Germany.

RelationshipsValue 4.6Nov 3, 2021GMV Wins Contract For State-of-the-art Space Debris Software For German Space Agency

Isar Aerospace won the German Space Agency DLR’s microlauncher competition, beating Rocket Factory Augsburg and HyImpulse Technologies, to secure an 11-million-euro prize.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.0Sep 8, 2021Isar Aerospace to launch OroraTech wildfire monitoring cubesat constellation

As of 2021-08-31, the German space agency DLR began accepting applications for institutional payloads to fly aboard a pair of Isar Aerospace Spectrum launches free of charge.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Sep 1, 2021DLR opens applications for free launch services aboard Isar Aerospace demo missions

Walther Pelzer, head of the German space agency DLR, opposes national quick solutions for space traffic management and supports a United Nations-led approach.

LegalValue 2.0Aug 31, 2021Space agencies support space traffic management but differ on how it should be developed

Isar Aerospace has won launch contracts from Airbus Defence and Space and from the German Aerospace Center (DLR).

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jul 28, 2021Isar Aerospace raises $75 million

The German space agency DLR will provide the infrared mapper for NASA’s VERITAS spacecraft.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jun 10, 2021ESA selects Venus mission

The German Government and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) awarded Isar Aerospace an 11,000,000 EUR contract through the C-STS program managed by the European Space Agency (ESA).

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.6May 7, 2021ISAR Aerospace Collects An 11 Million Euros Contract From The German Aerospace Center + German Government

The competition for the award was initiated and funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) and was designed by the German Aerospace Center (DLR).

RelationshipsLegalGeneralValue 2.6May 7, 2021ISAR Aerospace Collects An 11 Million Euros Contract From The German Aerospace Center + German Government

All three companies that qualified for the DLR competition—Isar Aerospace, Rocket Factory Augsburg, and HyImpulse Technologies—remain eligible to compete for an additional 11,000,000 EUR to be awarded under Boost! in 2022.

FinancialGeneralValue 3.8May 6, 2021Isar Aerospace wins three-way DLR microlauncher competition

A second prize of 11,000,000 EUR in funding will be awarded in 2022 as the final stage of the DLR microlauncher competition.

FinancialPlanValue 4.0Apr 27, 2021Germany’s launch startups race to grow their launch manifests

The DLR microlauncher competition will award one startup with 11,000,000 EUR in funding later 2021 to support a qualification flight carrying a payload for a university or research institution for free.

FinancialPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 27, 2021Germany’s launch startups race to grow their launch manifests

The DLR microlauncher competition will award one startup 11,000,000 EUR in funding later 2021 to support a qualification flight that will carry a payload for a university or research institution at no cost.

FinancialPlanGeneralValue 4.0Apr 26, 2021German startup Isar Aerospace signs first launch contract

A second prize of 11,000,000 EUR in funding will be awarded in 2022 as the final stage of the DLR microlauncher competition.

FinancialPlanValue 4.0Apr 26, 2021German startup Isar Aerospace signs first launch contract

The DLR radiation sensor will be operated by team members at the DLR Institute of Aerospace Medicine with support from the Microgravity User Support Center in Cologne, Germany.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Apr 20, 2021DLR to Land Radiation Instrument on the Moon with Astrobotic

The DLR radiation sensor will be integrated with Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander, which is set to launch in late 2021 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

PlanCapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.2Apr 20, 2021DLR to Land Radiation Instrument on the Moon with Astrobotic

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is participating in Astrobotic’s Peregrine Mission One to land a German-built instrument on the Moon in 2021.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Apr 20, 2021DLR to Land Radiation Instrument on the Moon with Astrobotic

The German Space Agency at DLR operates the German space situational awareness center jointly with the German Air Force.

GeneralRelationshipsValue 3.0Apr 6, 2021Germany’s space agency selects Lockheed Martin’s traffic management software

The German Space Agency at DLR operates the German Space Situational Awareness Center (GSSAC) together with the German Air Force.

RelationshipsCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Apr 6, 2021Lockheed Martin’s iSpace C&C System Selected By German Space Agency
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