The Institute of Space Systems analyses and evaluates complex space systems from a technical, economic and socio-political perspective.

Distributed processing of imagery of highly specialized optical and non-optical sensors, for instance, footage of the Modular Aerial Camera System (MACS), into a variety of photogrammetric data ...

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 - ...

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 ...

Swedish ESA astronaut Marcus Wandt controls various robotic systems on Earth from the ISS for the 'Surface Avatar' experiment. The researchers want to use the experiment to find out how time delays ...

Im Mittelpunkt der aktuellen Studie steht die Frage: Wie gut können sich Astronautinnen und Astronauten nach einem längeren ...

Researchers have tested ten new technologies to detect ice accumulation on aircraft in flight, in wind tunnels and in real-time flight tests. The best results were achieved by combining the detection ...

To mark the 20th anniversary of ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) team is announcing the upcoming release of a global color mosaic of Mars that is unparalleled in ...

Our team at the DLR Institute of Flight Guidance has worked with market research institute SKOPOS to conduct an extensive online survey on drones in six different EU countries. The poll forms part of ...

Last week, our colleague Dr. Stefan Baumgartner was awarded the „Otto-Lilienthal-Forschungssemesters 2024” during a scientific colloquium at the DLR Space Agency in Bonn. After receiving this ...

Flying needs to become more comfortable and efficient. One way to achieve this is by using intelligent load control systems capable of proactively responding to wind gusts and manoeuvres, and ...

The origin of the martian moons Phobos and Deimos is still an unsolved mystery in planetary research. Both moons will be the targets of the Japanese Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission. A ...