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German Aerospace Center (DLR)

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DLR began a three-year study on 2019-03-20 to develop a 'rocket catcher' with an international team building on previous DLR simulations and flight experiments.

Mentioned as: German Aerospace Center (DLR)Narrative GeneralMar 21, 2019Germany begins reusability study to capture rockets in midair and land them with a plane

The European Space Agency and the German space agency DLR opened a 50,000,000 EUR engine test facility in Lampoldshausen, Germany to support Ariane 6 development.

Mentioned as: German Aerospace Center (DLR)Org RelationshipMar 8, 2019ArianeGroup says Ariane 6 enters crucial development phase as French auditor warns against SpaceX

Before nations report progress under the Paris agreement in 2023, space and environmental agencies plan to launch MicroCarb led by CNES; EUMETSAT’s Metop Second Generation A; the Methane Remote Sensing Lidar Mission, a joint project of DLR and CNES; and NASA’s GeoCarb.

Mentioned as: German Aerospace Center (DLR)Narrative GeneralJan 11, 2019International focus on greenhouse gas monitoring satellites, sensors

The Granular Anisotropic Gases experiment was developed by Otto-von-Guericke University in Germany and funded by the German space agency DLR.

Mentioned as: German Aerospace Center (DLR)Narrative GeneralJul 18, 2018Blue Origin successfully tests escape system in latest New Shepard launch

The Hera spacecraft design will be similar to AIM and will be equipped with a camera that is a flight spare of an instrument developed by the German space agency DLR and used on NASA’s Dawn spacecraft.

Mentioned as: German space agency DLROrg RelationshipJun 29, 2018ESA plans second attempt at planetary defense mission

Space Tango CEO Twyman Clements supports DLR and Airbus in the FLUMIAS-DEA technology demonstration and supports expanding fluorescent microscopy research capabilities on the ISS.

Mentioned as: DLRTechnical ProductJun 29, 2018Space Tango Partner Airbus Launching Flumias-DEA Technology Demonstration on SpaceX CRS-15

InSight carries the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Probe provided by the German space agency DLR, which features a mole designed to drill about five meters into the surface to measure heat flow.

Mentioned as: German Aerospace Center (DLR)Narrative GeneralMay 5, 2018Atlas 5 launches NASA InSight Mars lander

CNES and DLR together spent about $180,000,000 on their instrument contributions to the InSight mission.

Mentioned as: German Aerospace Center (DLR)Org RelationshipMay 5, 2018Atlas 5 launches NASA InSight Mars lander

The 2018-04-29 New Shepard test flight carried several research payloads, including three from German universities arranged by the German microgravity research center ZARM and funded by the German space agency DLR.

Mentioned as: German Aerospace Center (DLR)Narrative GeneralApr 29, 2018New Shepard reaches space on eighth test flight
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