The German Aerospace Center (German: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.; DLR) is Germany's research and technology organization for aeronautics and space. It conducts research for these fields, as well as in energy, transport, security and defense. The German Space Agency at the DLR is Germany's space agency. DLR also serves as a project management agency (Projektträger) both nationally and internationally. DLR is headquartered in Cologne. It operates at 30 locations across Germany with 51 institutes, facilities and competence centers.
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Agency TypeNational research and space agency 1 Founded Year1969 marks the DFVLR merger that formed the organization; it adopted its current DLR name in 1997. Headquarters HeadAnke Kaysser-Pyzalla (Chair of the DLR Executive Board) 2 Annual Budget1.701 billion euros (2024 total funding) 1 FAQs
How did DLR come to have its present form?
DLR dates to 1907 origins, became DFVLR in 1969 and took its present form in 1997.
DLR traces its origins to 1907. In 1969 the German Research and Test Institute for Aviation and Space Flight, known as DFVLR, was founded through the merger of several earlier institutes. It has carried its current name since 1997, when it merged with the German Agency for Spaceflight Affairs.
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Source Philae (spacecraft) (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Renate Brummer
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The German Aerospace Center (German: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.; DLR) is Germany's research and technology organization for aeronautics and space.
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1. Wikipedia: German Aerospace Center
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The German Aerospace Center (German: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.; DLR) is Germany's research and technology organization for aeronautics and space.
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1907 (origins); 1969 (DFVLR); current name since 1997
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In 2024, DLR's total funding amounted to 1.701 billion euros.
View the Source2. DLR: Executive Board Chair Profile (Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla)
German Aerospace Center (DLR)Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla profile page, DLR Executive Board and CommitteesQuote, Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla profile page, DLR Executive Board and Committees
Chair of the DLR Executive Board
3. Wikipedia: German Aerospace Center
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The German Aerospace Center (German: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.; DLR) is Germany's research and technology organization for aeronautics and space.
Philae (spacecraft) (Wikipedia)
Operates: Philae (spacecraft), Lead, namingQuote, Operates: Philae (spacecraft), Lead, naming
Philae was monitored and operated from DLR's Lander Control Center in Cologne, Germany
Wikipedia: ROSAT
Operates: ROSAT, Infobox: operatorQuote, Operates: ROSAT, Infobox: operator
DLR / NASA
Ernst Messerschmid (Wikipedia)
Operates: Ernst Messerschmid, Biography: employerQuote, Operates: Ernst Messerschmid, Biography: employer
he worked at the DFVLR (the precursor of the DLR)
Wikipedia: Renate Brummer
Operates: Renate Brümmer, Career: German astronaut selectionQuote, Operates: Renate Brümmer, Career: German astronaut selection
The German Aerospace Center was due to select a group of German scientists to become astronauts for the Spacelab D2 missions in 1986
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