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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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TEXUS vehicles are managed by Airbus for DLR and ESA.

RelationshipsValue 3.5May 14, 2026ESA Opens €16 Million Call for Suborbital Launch Campaign

The HummingSat program’s German supply chain already includes ASP, AST, DLR, Tesat, Thales Germany, Jena Optronik, and Rockwell Collins Germany.

RelationshipsValue 4.0May 8, 2026Europe’s First Commercial Unfurling Antenna Reflector to Fly on GEO Satellite

The NEASTAR-1 large deployable reflector subsystem contract is co-funded by ESA, with core funding from the German Space Agency within DLR and additional contributions from other ESA member states.

RelationshipsFinancialLegalCapabilityValue 4.0May 8, 2026Europe’s First Commercial Unfurling Antenna Reflector to Fly on GEO Satellite

FLEXHab is used by astronaut crews preparing for Artemis surface missions in partnership with the European Astronaut Center and the German Aerospace Center.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 3.8Apr 30, 2026ESA Advances Lunar Remote Camp Initiative With Award of Parallel Design Contracts

Walther Pelzer is head of the German Space Agency at DLR.

GovernanceValue 4.0Apr 20, 2026Commercial space station developers make their business case to NASA

In several hours, the SLS upper stage will deploy four CubeSats from Argentina’s Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales, the German Aerospace Center, Korea AeroSpace Administration, and Saudi Space Agency.

PlanValue 4.0Apr 2, 2026Artemis II is Headed to the Moon

D-Orbit supported four payloads for LusoSpace, the QubitCore quantum key distribution payload for Qubitrium, and the Camera SpaceMast payload for Germany’s DLR.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Mar 30, 2026Latest News

The Artemis 2 science payload includes AVATAR tissue-on-a-chip devices, movement and sleep monitors, immune system studies, and radiation monitors provided by the German space agency DLR.

CapabilityRelationshipsGeneralValue 4.5Mar 23, 2026The science of Artemis 2

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is a co-organizer of the 12th German CanSat Competition.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 2.0Mar 10, 2026Die Getränkedosen-Satelliten starten wieder

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is contributing 20 million euros to the HECC from its institutional core funding.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.0Mar 5, 2026DLR plans new control center for future Moon and Mars missions

The German contribution to Greta development is coordinated by DLR Space Agency.

RelationshipsValue 2.4Feb 28, 2026ArianeGroup y la ESA ratifican su acuerdo en el desarrollo del motor para el cohete Greta

Isar Aerospace won the first microlauncher competition run by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) under ESA’s Boost! program, enabling selection of the payloads for the upcoming flight.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.3Feb 27, 2026Exolaunch integra con éxito cinco satélites con el vehículo de lanzamiento Spectrum

The test campaigns will take place in the Luna building developed jointly by the European Space Agency and the German Aerospace Center (DLR).

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 25, 2026Venturi Space desarrollará tecnologías clave para los rovers lunares de próxima generación

Isar Aerospace won the first Microlauncher Competition of the DLR German Space Agency, which resulted in the selection of the payloads onboard the upcoming flight.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Feb 19, 2026Exolaunch Successfully Integrates Five Satellites with ‘Spectrum’ Launch Vehicle

Isar Aerospace won the first Microlauncher Competition organized by the DLR German Space Agency under ESA's Boost! programme, which led to the selection of the payloads manifested on this flight.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Feb 18, 2026Exolaunch to deploy five satellites on Spectrum mission from Norway

DLR’s GSOC is developing AI-based solutions such as the METIS assistance system to support future autonomous or semi-autonomous spacecraft operations.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.0Feb 16, 2026New Control Center for Human Spaceflight Planned

Funding has been secured for a new Human Exploration Control Center at the German Aerospace Center’s (DLR) site in Oberpfaffenhofen.

FinancialCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Feb 16, 2026New Control Center for Human Spaceflight Planned

The DLR facility for space propulsion in Lampoldshausen played a major role in the development and qualification of the Ariane 6 propulsion systems.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Feb 11, 2026Ariane-6-Rakete mit vier Boostern vor dem ersten Start

German contributions to the Ariane 6 program are coordinated by the German Space Agency (Deutsche Raumfahrtagentur) at the German Aerospace Center (DLR).

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.0Feb 11, 2026Ariane-6-Rakete mit vier Boostern vor dem ersten Start

Hypersonica developed the test vehicle in collaboration with the German Aerospace Center (DLR).

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 10, 2026Hypersonic Systems Startup Emerges from Stealth with Series A and Test Launch
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