German Aerospace Center
| Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | DLR |
| Formed | 1969 |
| Type | Space agency |
| Headquarters | Cologne (Köln), Germany 50°51′09″N 07°07′21″E / 50.85250°N 7.12250°E |
| Administrator | Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla |
| Employees | 10,327[1] |
| Annual budget | €1.348 billion (2021)[2] |
| Website | www.dlr.de |
The German Aerospace Center (German: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., DLR, literally German Center for Air- and Space-flight) is the national center for aerospace, energy and transportation research of Germany, founded in 1969. It is headquartered in Cologne with 35 locations throughout Germany. The DLR is engaged in a wide range of research and development projects in national and international partnerships.[2]
The DLR acts as the German space agency and is responsible for planning and implementing the German space programme on behalf of the German federal government. As a project management agency, DLR coordinates and answers the technical and organisational implementation of projects funded by a number of German federal ministries. As of 2020, the German Aerospace Center had a national budget of €1.348 billion.[2]
- ^ "DLR in Numbers - DLR personnel 2021". dlr.de. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "DLR in Numbers". dlr.de. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.