DLR Helicopter

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) (German: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.) is the national research center for aviation and space flight of the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Space Agency. DLR is a member in the Helmholtz Association. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 796 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (2816 × 2120 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 796 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (2816 × 2120 pixel, file size: 1. ... The Helmholtz Association (German: Helmholtz-Gesellschaft) is the largest scientific organisation in Germany. ...

Its extensive research and development projects are included in national and international cooperative programs. In addition to its research projects, the DLR is the assigned space agency of Germany bestowing headquarters of German space flight activities and its associates. german space budget $1.0 billion, DLR keeps $240 million and $750 million is going to ESA (European Space Agency)

Locations

The DLR is present in Germany at nine locations:

• Berlin-Adlershof
  • Institute for Planetary Research
  • Institute for Transport Research
• Bonn-Oberkassel
  • Raumfahrtagentur (space agency)
  • International Office
• Braunschweig
• Bremen
  • Institute of Space Systems
• Göttingen
• Cologne-Porz
  • Board of directors
  • Engine research
• Lampoldshausen
• Oberpfaffenhofen
  • Space travel control center (GSOC)
  • German remote sensing data center (DFD)
• Stuttgart

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Branch offices

There are further branch offices of the DLR in:

• Hamburg
• Trauen
• Neustrelitz
• Kralenriede
• Charlottenburg
• Jülich
• Bad Godesberg
• Weilheim in Oberbayern

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Board of directors

The board of directors are composed of:

• Prof. Dr. Johann-Dietrich Wörner (President) since March 2007
• Klaus Hamacher (Vicepres.) since April 2006
• N.N. (Space travel and Transport)
• Prof. Dr. Joachim Szodruch (Aviation and Energy) since 2002
• Dr. Ludwig Baumgarten (Space flight management and project bearer of the DLR) since April 2002

History

The DLR was formed in 1969 under the name of German Test and Research Institute for Aviation and Space Flight (DFVLR) (German: Deutsche Forschungs- und Versuchsanstalt für Luft- und Raumfahrt) through the merger of three former facilities. These were the Aerodynamics Laboratory (AVA) (German: Aerodynamische Versuchsanstalt), the German Laboratory for Aviation (DVL) (German: Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt) and the German Research Institute for Aviation (DFL) (German: Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luftfahrt).

In 1989, the DFVLR was renamed to DLR which stood for German Research Institute for Aviation and Space Flight (German: Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luft- und Raumfahrt).

After the merger with the German Agency for Space Flight Affairs (DARA) (in German: Deutschen Agentur für Raumfahrtangelegenheiten) in 1997 the name was changed to its current name of DLR which literally translates to German Center for Aviation and Space Flight (German: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt) using the shorter translation of German Aerospace Center in English publications.

Projects

• Mars Express
• Galileo positioning system
• OCA-DLR Asteroid Survey
• Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
• Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy

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External links

• Homepage of the DLR
• DLR School Lab Schülerlabor
• Website of the Washington DC DLR Office
• Helmholtz Community (HGF)
• DLR Homepage English

Coordinates: 50°51′10″N, 7°07′23″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...