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DLR - English

@DLR_en

We're the German Aerospace Center & are passionate about our research in #Energy #Transport #Aeronautics #Digitalisation #Space dlr.de/imprint @DLR_de

Cologne (Köln), Germany

Joined October 2009

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@DLR_en
Dec 20, 2024
Santa’s workshop on the Moon? 🎁 Not quite! These golden packages are payload boxes in a swarm navigation system, successfully tested in the #LUNA hall. 🌔 They were connected to robots, sensors & astronauts to enable decentralised navigation & communication in uncharted terrain.
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Martian Moons @JAXA
@mmx_jaxa_en
Jan 22, 2025
For MMX to land safely on Phobos, we need information on the moon’s gravity and surface topology. These are calculated to create image maps showing slope, altitude and gravitational acceleration, which are then used to help us select landing sites! 🔗: jlpeda.jaxa.jp/en/product/arc…
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ESA Earth Observation
@ESA_EO
Jan 21, 2025
👋 Meet the team behind the @esa_earthcare Data, Innovation & Science Cluster (DISC). This international group of experts is working to ensure the best quality for all the different EarthCARE data products: earth.esa.int/eogateway/spot…
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Spartan Space
@Spartan__space
Jan 20, 2025
Spartan Space in cooperation with the @esa conducted ergonomic trials to support the development of an airlock for a lunar surface habitat. The tests were carried out at the ESA- @DLR_en "LUNA" Facility, a unique environment designed to simulate lunar surface conditions.
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@DLR_en
Jan 15, 2025
👃Sniff Sniff…can you smell methane? Humans can’t, but the helicopter-towed HELiPOD probe can 🚁 After the Nord Stream leaks in 2022, we performed urgent measurements to understand the damage. New papers in @Nature and @NatureComms share the results: dlr.de/en/latest/news…
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Human Spaceflight
@esaspaceflight
Jan 3, 2025
"On the lunar surface, astronauts and robots work hand in hand…" 🤖👨‍🚀 Together with @astro_matthias and @Thom_astro, our robotics team put on a show at LUNA, @esa and @DLR_en's simulated lunar environment, showing us a glimpse of our future on the Moon 🌑blogs.esa.int/exploration/ma…
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ESA Science
@esascience
Jan 1, 2025
Why is Earth’s closest neighbour, Venus, so different compared to our planet? 🤔 The @ESA_Envision mission aims to answer this question by providing us with a holistic view of the planet, from its history to its activity & climate. Discover more 👉
Envision factsheet
From esa.int
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@DLR_en
Dec 23, 2024
DLR wishes you a happy holiday season and a smooth launch into the new year! 🎄🚀 📸: Anton Hallman for DLR
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Human Spaceflight
@esaspaceflight
Dec 23, 2024
Members of @esa's Astronaut Reserve—@Astro_SaraG 🇪🇸, Andrea Patassa 🇮🇹, @Arno_astro 🇫🇷, @ESAastro_amelie 🇩🇪, and @astro_ales 🇨🇿—have completed their first training phase! Here’s what they’ve been up to: ✔️ Spacecraft systems and operations 🛰️ ✔️ Biology & lab skills for
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@DLR_en
Dec 20, 2024
Replying to @DLR_en @DLR_de and 2 others
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@DLR_en
Dec 18, 2024
Replying to @DLR_en
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The Martian winter landscape of Australe Scopuli
From dlr.de
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@DLR_en
Dec 18, 2024
A Martian winter wonderland! ❄️ These images, captured by our #HRSC onboard @esa’s #MarsExpress, show the polar region Australe Scopuli with its fan-shaped sand deposits and icy layers. ⌛🧊 Christmas 2024 marks 21 years since the mission arrived to the Red Planet. 🛰️🔴
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Martian Moons @JAXA
@mmx_jaxa_en
Dec 17, 2024
This special exhibit will also take a look at our next sample return mission… the Martian Moons eXploration (#MMX) mission! MMX is scheduled to return to Earth in FY 2031, bringing a sample from the Martian moon, Phobos, to add to this incredible resource.
JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
@ISAS_JAXA_EN
Dec 17, 2024
From today (12/17) until 01/13, the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo will host an exhibit of sample grains from all three asteroid sample return missions, Itokawa (JAXA Hayabusa), Ryugu (JAXA Hayabusa2) & Bennu (NASA OSIRIS-REx)! Details 👉 kahaku.go.jp/event/2024/12h…
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