Living science at the DLR Institute of Communications and Navigation We are a young, international team of scientists, junior staff and support personnel. We want to shape technological development in ...

Based on the 1U unit (“one unit”), a wide range of small-satellite shapes and sizes are created depending on their use case and orbit. One unit corresponds to dimensions of 10 × 10 × 10 centimetres.

The graphic provides a global overview of the radiative forcing from contrails in 2019. Darker red tones indicate stronger warming caused by contrails.

In the LUNA facility, a network of cables were laid across the surface and underground. Tiny deformations in the network can be used to detect subsurface structures. Researchers tested instruments and ...

The two rovers LRU2 (left) and LRU1 working in the LUNA facility. LRU2 uses its robotic arm to position the LIBS (Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy) device housed in the gold-coloured box. LIBS ...

APPARILLIO captures and processes images of objects in low Earth orbit. It can be used for space surveillance or locating space debris.

On 9 July 2024, Ariane 6 launched into space for the first time from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. With this new development, the Ariane launch system has been technically advanced to ...

The composition of rocks is also relevant to the search for water. Researchers use a special spectrometer for detection, requiring the rovers to recognise and examine the rocks. Researchers tested ...

Am 26. und 27. November 2025 tagten Ministerinnen und Minister sowie Vertretungen der Regierungen der 23 Mitgliedsstaaten der ...

Weltraumwetter birgt Gefahren, die sowohl den Alltag der Menschen als auch die Sicherheit wichtiger Infrastrukturen betreffen ...

Am 20. November trafen sich Expertinnen und Experten des DLR und der Universität Würzburg, um den Stand von EO4CAM zu ...

Im Projekt A4Climate liefert das DLR mit Partnern umfassende Daten, wie Kondensstreifen vermieden, reduziert und ...