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The companies that participated in the QKD demonstration include MO Space and the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI).

Mentioned as: fraunhoferNarrative GeneralFeb 27, 2026Mynaric Demos QKD Comms With COTS Tech

Fraunhofer FHR used its space-surveillance radar TIRA to capture a radar image of the ZhuQue-3 upper stage.

Mentioned as: fraunhoferTechnical ProductJan 30, 2026Sorry for yet another lapse in news coverage as I was busy lately, & the Chinese seem to be too w/ all planned late January launches all slipping far away. Let’s start w/ this radar image in the final hours of existence of the 1st @LandSpace_Tech ZQ-3 2nd stage before re-entry…

Fraunhofer FHR acquired the TIRA radar image on behalf of WRLageZ.

Mentioned as: fraunhoferTechnical ProductJan 30, 2026Sorry for yet another lapse in news coverage as I was busy lately, & the Chinese seem to be too w/ all planned late January launches all slipping far away. Let’s start w/ this radar image in the final hours of existence of the 1st @LandSpace_Tech ZQ-3 2nd stage before re-entry…

Fraunhofer FHR captured the TIRA radar image of the Chinese ZhuQue-3 upper stage at 10:30 local time.

Mentioned as: fraunhoferTechnical ProductJan 30, 2026Sorry for yet another lapse in news coverage as I was busy lately, & the Chinese seem to be too w/ all planned late January launches all slipping far away. Let’s start w/ this radar image in the final hours of existence of the 1st @LandSpace_Tech ZQ-3 2nd stage before re-entry…

NordSpace is conducting a collaborative R&D project with the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology and German engineering firm SWMS to integrate high-speed laser deposition and AI-driven path planning into its production line.

Mentioned as: fraunhoferNarrative GeneralJan 22, 2026NordSpace receives $335k grant for additive manufacturing development

The testing was conducted at the German Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Fraunhofer EMI.

Mentioned as: FraunhoferNarrative GeneralNov 14, 2025The Exploration Company Tests Nyx Micrometeoroid Shielding

The delegation will be in Bremen from November 17 to 19, in Cologne on November 20 visiting the German Space Agency (DLR), and in Aachen on November 21 visiting the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology.

Mentioned as: FraunhoferNarrative GeneralNov 12, 2025Canadian trade delegation heads to Germany to boost space exports

The W-Cube mission was conducted in collaboration with a consortium of leading European institutions and companies, including the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF.

Mentioned as: FraunhoferNarrative GeneralOct 1, 2025Missionsende nach erfolgreicher Technologiedemonstration

The GaN HEMTs were developed, fabricated, and characterized within the in-house semiconductor line at the Fraunhofer IAF.

Mentioned as: fraunhofer iafNarrative GeneralSep 10, 2025Halbleiter-Technologie erreicht Rekord-Effizienz

The GaN power amplifier HEMTs developed at Fraunhofer IAF enable more compact and energy-efficient communication systems for satellites.

Mentioned as: FraunhoferNarrative GeneralSep 10, 2025Halbleiter-Technologie erreicht Rekord-Effizienz

Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics UK received £240,000 to develop a low SWaP LiDAR instrument mountable on unmanned aerial vehicles for Earth observation.

Mentioned as: FraunhoferOrg RelationshipNov 23, 2023UK Space Agency Announces Funding for 23 Ground-Breaking Space Technology Projects

Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics UK received £247,000 to develop low-cost, room-temperature photon counting detectors for imaging, sensing, and optical communications.

Mentioned as: fraunhoferNarrative GeneralNov 23, 2023UK Space Agency Announces Funding for 23 Ground-Breaking Space Technology Projects

HENSOLDT Sensors GmbH and Fraunhofer FHR signed a license agreement for the GESTRA/Custodian technology on 2023-01-12.

Mentioned as: FraunhoferOrg RelationshipFeb 6, 2023HENSOLDT and Fraunhofer Collaborate on Space Surveillance Radar

HENSOLDT Sensors GmbH and Fraunhofer FHR signed a license agreement on 2023-01-12.

Mentioned as: FraunhoferOrg RelationshipFeb 5, 2023HENSOLDT and Fraunhofer to cooperate on space surveillance radar to track debris

Fraunhofer IPMS exhibited its LiFi developments at the Electronica trade fair in Munich in hall B4, booth B4.258, from 2022-11-15 to 18, 2022.

Mentioned as: FraunhoferNarrative GeneralNov 14, 2022Fraunhofer Creates Transceiver for Precise Data Flow Between Components in Satellite Systems

Fraunhofer IPMS created an optical wireless transceiver that ensures data flow between components and has been on board the International Space Station for testing since February 2022.

Mentioned as: fraunhofer ipmsNarrative GovernanceNov 14, 2022Fraunhofer Creates Transceiver for Precise Data Flow Between Components in Satellite Systems

Fraunhofer IPMS developed a communication module for iBOSS that flew to the ISS in February 2022 for testing and demonstration purposes.

Mentioned as: FraunhoferNarrative GeneralNov 14, 2022Fraunhofer Creates Transceiver for Precise Data Flow Between Components in Satellite Systems

Quantum Brilliance’s German subsidiary is working with Ulm University on a 15,600,000 EUR research project funded by the German government and led by the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics.

Mentioned as: FraunhoferOrg RelationshipApr 5, 2022Seeking space applications for quantum computers

VTT and Germany’s Fraunhofer IAF designed, manufactured, and tested the W-Cube radio beacon system.

Mentioned as: FraunhoferNarrative GeneralSep 1, 2021The First 75 GHz Signals Are Sent From Space By The W-Cube Smallsat

The geophysical investigation award follows seismic survey work completed in 2020 and 2021 in cooperation with Fraunhofer IWES to build a basis for geological models of offshore wind farm sites.

Mentioned as: FraunhoferNarrative GeneralAug 19, 2021Fugro secures another BSH site characterization contract supporting German offshore wind development