DLR

MMX mission successfully launches – Idefix® rover on its way to Martian moon Phobos

The exploration of the Martian system is entering a new phase. On 19 October 2026 at 21:41 CEST, the Japanese MMX (Martian Moons eXploration) spacecraft was successfully launched from the Tanegashima ...
DLR

PLATO – the space telescope searching for Earth-like planets in the Milky Way

PLATO's goal is to detect Earth-like planets in the Milky Way orbiting Sun-like stars – and even possessing conditions suitable for life. Instead of a single telescope with a large primary mirror and ...
DLR

TerraSAR-X: Remote Sensing of Earth´s Surface

TerraSAR-X is a German Earth-observation satellite. Its primary payload is an X-band radar sensor with a range of different modes of operation, allowing it to acquire images with different swath ...
DLR

MMX and Idefix®: orbiting the red planet

Address DLR e.V. Linder Höhe 51147 Köln Contact ...
DLR

MMX and Idefix®: Frequently Asked Questions (1)

Bach­e­lor's and mas­ter's the­sis projects un­der the Span­ish sun ...
DLR

Institut für KI-Sicherheit

Entwicklungsprozesse, Bewertungs- und Testmethoden für KI-basierte Komponenten und Systeme in sicherheitskritischen Anwendungen; Integration von Ergebnissen in dezentrale DevOps-Umgebungen ...
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt

100 Tage auf Phobos: Einsatzplanung für Rover Idefix® auf dem Marsmond

Am 19. Oktober 2026 ist die japanische Mission MMX zum Marsmond Phobos gestartet. Mit an Bord ist der von DLR und CNES ...
DLR

Institut für den Schutz terrestrischer Infrastrukturen

Seit unserer Gründung im Jahr 2019 widmen wir uns dem Schutz und der Sicherheit kritischer Infrastrukturen. In unserer Arbeit setzen wir stets auf technologische Innovation, enge Zusammenarbeit und ...
DLR

New Technology Center for Drone Security opens in Cochstedt

On 18 August 2026, the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space and DLR opened the new Technology Center for Drone Security. At DLR's sites in ...
DLR

World-first in-flight measurements of contrails from hydrogen propulsion

The world's first in-flight measurements of contrails from a hydrogen-powered turbojet engine have been conducted. The measurements provide new insights into the climate impact of contrails produced ...
DLR

GRACE-C – German-US-American environmental mission has been extended

The German Space Agency at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the US space agency NASA are continuing their gravity field measurements from space with the 'Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment - ...
DLR

These crops grow in Germany – six-year analysis

New Earth observation datasets reveal the diversity and usage of agricultural land. Estimates of water requirements and pest susceptibility are also made possible. Sentinel satellite data was analysed ...