In the early morning hours of 12 November 2025, the MAPHEUS-16 sounding rocket successfully lifted off from the Esrange launch site, carrying 21 experiments into microgravity for just over six minutes ...

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 ...

On 1 November 2025, Tina Comes assumed the scientific co-leadership of the Institute for the Protection of Terrestrial Infrastructures at the German Aerospace Center (DLR).

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

DLR's HRSC stereo camera on Mars Express captures the Martian surface from different angles. Using this data, the DLR Institute of Space Research and the Planetology Department of the Free University ...

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 ...

DLR researchers have developed a fuel cell-powered electric nose wheel that will allow aircraft to save fuel while significantly reducing airport noise. The nose wheel drive system has already ...

The EU Commission is expected to publish its new calls for proposals for the five European missions on climate adaptation, cancer, water, cities and soil in December 2025. In several thematic online ...

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The sounding rocket with its payload of 21 scientific experiments up top, is ready for launch.

DLR’s HRSC stereo camera on board Mars Express captures the Martian surface from multiple viewing angles using its nine sensors. From this data, the DLR Institute of Space Research and Freie ...

LRU1 maps the surface visually and in 3D. To do this, it records the surface with a multispectral stereo panoramic camera, easily recognisable on the rover's wide head. Such cameras see much more than ...