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German Aerospace Center (DLR)

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The DLR Institute of Structures and Design in Stuttgart is responsible for developing the landing legs of the Callisto demonstrator and is also in charge of the vehicle’s fairing and aerodynamic control surfaces.

Mentioned as: German Aerospace Center (DLR)Narrative GeneralOct 13, 2025DLR Delivers Callisto Landing Leg Prototype for Testing

The DLR Institute of Structures and Design delivered the qualification model of the Callisto reusable rocket demonstrator’s landing leg to the DLR Institute of Space Systems in Bremen for testing.

Mentioned as: German Aerospace Center (DLR)Narrative GeneralOct 13, 2025DLR Delivers Callisto Landing Leg Prototype for Testing

Once the qualification test campaign is complete and validated, the DLR Institute of Structures and Design will proceed with the construction of four flight-ready landing legs.

Mentioned as: German Aerospace Center (DLR)Narrative GeneralOct 13, 2025DLR Delivers Callisto Landing Leg Prototype for Testing

On 9 October, the DLR Institute of Structures and Design announced the delivery of a qualification model of the Callisto demonstrator’s landing leg to the Institute of Space Systems in Bremen.

Mentioned as: German Aerospace Center (DLR)Narrative GeneralOct 13, 2025DLR Delivers Callisto Landing Leg Prototype for Testing

Callisto is a reusable rocket demonstrator jointly developed by DLR, CNES, and JAXA.

Mentioned as: German Aerospace Center (DLR)Narrative GeneralOct 13, 2025DLR Delivers Callisto Landing Leg Prototype for Testing

DE-CIX is collaborating with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the European Space Agency (ESA) on the Ofelias research project to optimize laser data transmission between LEO satellites and ground stations.

Mentioned as: DLROrg RelationshipOct 11, 2025Satélites, láseres y puntos neutros de intercambio de internet: construyendo el internet del espacio

Walther Pelzer is a DLR Executive Board Member and the Director General of the German Space Agency at DLR.

Mentioned as: German Aerospace Center (DLR)Narrative GeneralOct 10, 2025Europe's new METimage instrument delivers first ultra-detailed views of Earth

The lower RED KITE stage was a collaboration between DLR and Bayern-Chemie.

Mentioned as: German Aerospace Center (DLR)Narrative GeneralOct 9, 2025DLR's ATHEAt Flight Experiment Achieves Hypersonic Milestone Over Norway

A DLR-developed modular acquisition system processed and transmitted data in real time to ground stations at Andoya and DLR.

Mentioned as: DLRTechnical ProductOct 9, 2025DLR's ATHEAt Flight Experiment Achieves Hypersonic Milestone Over Norway

ATHEAt's flight completed one of DLR's most demanding and data-rich reusability test campaigns to date.

Mentioned as: German Aerospace Center (DLR)Narrative GeneralOct 9, 2025DLR's ATHEAt Flight Experiment Achieves Hypersonic Milestone Over Norway

The 13.5-meter ATHEAt rocket employed a two-stage propulsion design developed by DLR's Mobile Rocket Base (MORABA).

Mentioned as: DLRTechnical ProductOct 9, 2025DLR's ATHEAt Flight Experiment Achieves Hypersonic Milestone Over Norway

The DLR sensor cube guided stage ignition and trajectory optimization.

Mentioned as: German Aerospace Center (DLR)Narrative GeneralOct 9, 2025DLR's ATHEAt Flight Experiment Achieves Hypersonic Milestone Over Norway

The ceramic flaps on the ATHEAt rocket were manufactured using DLR's proprietary in-house processes.

Mentioned as: German Aerospace Center (DLR)Narrative GeneralOct 9, 2025DLR's ATHEAt Flight Experiment Achieves Hypersonic Milestone Over Norway

A newly developed DLR sensor cube measured acceleration and rotation rates during the ATHEAt flight.

Mentioned as: German Aerospace Center (DLR)Narrative GeneralOct 9, 2025DLR's ATHEAt Flight Experiment Achieves Hypersonic Milestone Over Norway

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Bayern-Chemie jointly developed the Red Kite booster to address Germany’s institutional demand for suborbital flights.

Mentioned as: German Aerospace Center (DLR)Technical ProductOct 4, 2025SpaceForest Aims to Capture 70% of European Demand for Suborbital Flights

DLR is preparing for the inaugural flight of its Alduina hybrid rocket booster, scheduled for 2026.

Mentioned as: German Aerospace Center (DLR)Narrative GeneralOct 4, 2025SpaceForest Aims to Capture 70% of European Demand for Suborbital Flights

The Red Kite booster was developed by DLR in partnership with Bayern-Chemie.

Mentioned as: German Aerospace Center (DLR)Narrative GeneralOct 2, 2025DLR Prepares to Launch Small Reusable Space Transportation Demonstrator

On 2 October, the DLR Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology announced that the first Alduina Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel (COPV) successfully completed a key qualification test.

Mentioned as: DLR Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow TechnologyTechnical ProductOct 2, 2025DLR Prepares to Launch Small Reusable Space Transportation Demonstrator

DLR has previously stated that Red Kite can also be employed in a two-stage configuration.

Mentioned as: German Aerospace Center (DLR)Narrative GeneralOct 2, 2025DLR Prepares to Launch Small Reusable Space Transportation Demonstrator

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is preparing to launch its ATHEAt reusable space transportation demonstrator mission from Andøya Space in Norway.

Mentioned as: DLRTechnical ProductOct 2, 2025DLR Prepares to Launch Small Reusable Space Transportation Demonstrator
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