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 project is conducted by the Center for Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM) at the University of Bremen and Gifu University in Japan, in cooperation with JAXA and the German Aerospace Center DLR.
The Cellbox program was initiated by the DLR in 2011 to study the effects of space conditions on biological systems.
Significant contributions to the 'HippoBox' project come from the DLR Institute of Aerospace Medicine and the University of Applied Sciences Cologne.
The 'HippoBox' project has been selected for participation in the CELLBOX-4 mission by the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
The SweepSAR radar mapping technique used by NISAR was developed in collaboration with the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
The MODKOM project was funded by the DLR Space Agency with approximately 3.2 million euros from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2025.
The DLR Earth Observation Center (EOC) created hyperspectral images using its HySpex camera system during the campaign.
The DLR aircraft, Dornier Do228-212, was modified for the radar measurement flights.
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) partnered with other research institutions to investigate soil health in the Puch region near Munich in Spring and Summer 2025.
The campaign was coordinated by the DLR Institute for High Frequency Technology and Radar Systems in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA).
The Weltraumlagezentrum in Uedem is operated by the DLR and the Bundeswehr.
The DLR robot Bert was equipped with reinforcement learning to adapt its movement after sustaining a simulated injury during the exploration.
The DLR and the Bundeswehr agreed to a mutual, nearly complete data exchange on July 22, 2025.
The Surface Avatar experiment series, started in 2022, is led by the DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics in collaboration with ESA and the German Space Operations Center GSOC.
The results of the simulation will inform a 100-day isolation study planned for the next year by the DLR.
The DLR will conduct the SOLIS100 study in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA).
The SOLIS8 isolation study, which preceded SOLIS100, has been completed and involved participants spending eight days in isolation at the DLR center.
The Earth Observation Center of DLR is responsible for creating the operational software systems to derive geophysical products from the Sentinel-4 instrument.
The DLR Institute for Remote Sensing Methodology leads a consortium of European research institutes providing geophysical data products.
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has been significantly involved in the BIOMASS mission from the beginning.