Headquartered in Cologne, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) is Germany’s national aeronautics and space research and technology centre. Its 12,000 employees across 51 institutes and facilities conduct R&D in aeronautics, space, energy, transport, digitalisation, security and defence. DLR operates extensive research infrastructure including aircraft, wind tunnels, propulsion test facilities and space operations systems, supporting fundamental and applied research, technology transfer and industrial collaboration. Present at 30 locations across Germany and with international offices, DLR develops technologies spanning sustainable aviation, Earth observation, robotics, AI, quantum technologies, renewable energy and future mobility.
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt and partner shipyards collaborate to construct a modular maritime vessel for validating digital infrastructure and alternative propulsion.
From 1 to 4 September, in Hamburg, Germany, The German Aerospace Center (DLR) collaborates with maritime industry partners to deploy resilient positioning systems and autonomous vessel automation technologies across commercial shipping operations.
StemRad and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) integrated wearable protection systems aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft to mitigate cosmic radiation during lunar missions.
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has integrated hyperelastic materials and adaptive algorithms to develop wings capable of seamless shape-changing during flight.
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) plans a dedicated human spaceflight control centre to manage future missions beyond Earth orbit, expanding operational capacity for lunar and Martian exploration.
DLR supports the NAWDIC campaign using the HALO research aircraft to collect high-resolution Atlantic atmosphere data, improving winter storm forecasts, climate models and civil security preparedness in Europe.
DLR's research aircraft and ESA's Biomass satellite performed simultaneous P-band radar flights over the rainforest to calibrate and validate forest biomass measurements.