Assistance in the event of disasters

The DLR Center for Satellite Based Crisis Information (ZKI) When an earthquake occurs or a tsunami strikes the mainland, we realise that Earth is at risk – continuously. Another thing ...

iBOSS

Intelligent building blocks for satellites … and more The conventional design approach for space systems is based on a monolithic solution, developed for a specifc application scenario. The disadvantages in ...

GeoFlow/AtmoFlow

Insight into the flow of matter inside Earth Earth’s interior resembles the layers of an onion. But what exactly occurs there? Until now, theoretical physics has been unable to provide ...

Mars Express (HRSC)

Flying over Mars Home to the sweeping highlands of Mars, pockmarked with craters, the region is 2.3 million square kilometres in size. It also includes parts of the Ares Vallis ...

MERLIN

The Franco-German satellite mission The Franco-German climate mission MERLIN (Methane Remote Sensing Lidar Mission) is expected to measure methane levels in Earth’s atmosphere from 2023 with unprecedented accuracy. Missions like ...

ICARUS

Tracking animal migration Technology demonstration – research on animal migration ICARUS is based on collaborative work between the DLR Space Administration and the Russian space agency Roscosmos. Using funds from ...

GESTRA

Experimental space monitoring radar GESTRA (German Experimental Space Surveillance and Tracking Radar) is an experimental space monitoring radar designed to record the orbital data of satellites and debris in Low ...

German Space Operations Center (GSOC)

Located in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich, the German Space Operations Centre (GSOC) is part of DLR’s space operations and astronaut training division, the key institution for implementing space missions in Germany. ...

DLR Lampoldshausen

Unique testing competency for European space transport DLR in Lampoldshausen has more than 50 years of experience and history, as well as core competencies in the feld of liquid chemical ...

INVIRTES

Integrated development of complex systems with virtual testbeds The INVIRTES project aims to develop concepts for the construction of a crystallisation point where complex systems in the area of space ...

eROSITA

Hunting for Dark Energy Since the Big Bang, the Universe has been expanding. This expansion should actually be slowed down by the gravity of matter. But driven by Dark Energy, ...

SKIN B

Skin changes in space The SKIN B exhibit (SKIN B reference model) being showcased is identical to the model used from 2013 to 2017 on the International Space Station (ISS) ...