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Institute of Data Science

How will AI support air traffic controllers and pilots in the future? Over the past four years, DLR has been investigating this question as part of the LOKI project. The DLR Institute of Data Science ...
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Flight Experiments

How will AI support air traffic controllers and pilots in the future? Over the past four years, DLR has been investigating this question as part of the LOKI project. Auroras are the visible traces of ...
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Animation: Surface temperatures for the greater Frankfurt area and inner city

Average midday surface temperatures in the summer months of June, July and August from 2013 to 2024 for the greater Frankfurt area and the inner city. The image shows how surface temperatures differ ...
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Drone launch from the SHERP

The SHERP vehicle carries the drone from the DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics on its roof into the operational area, where it takes off to survey the situation.
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World-first in-flight measurements of contrails from hydrogen propulsion

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 ...
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Vermeidung langlebiger Kondensstreifen erfolgreich nachgewiesen

Das DLR und das Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) der EUROCONTROL haben gemeinsam erstmals den praktischen Nachweis geführt, dass sich langlebige Kondensstreifen durch geringe Veränderung ...
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Erhöhtes Sonnensturm-Risiko – DLR beobachtet Weltraumwetter in Echtzeit

Am vergangenen Wochenende sind am östlichen Sonnenhorizont mehrere besonders aktive Sonnenfleckenregionen erschienen. Zusammengenommen erreichen sie eine Größe, die mit der jener Sonnenfleckenregion ...
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Emis­sions and con­trail study with 100 per­cent sus­tain­able avi­a­tion fu­el

DLR and Airbus are conducting new flight tests with Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF). DLR's Falcon 20E will be measuring emissions from an Airbus A321neo flying ahead of it, as well as contrail ...
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The FLEXhab space habitat – Moon living on Earth!

I'm standing on the Moon, and something reminds me of home. Although I'm surrounded by darkness, grey dreariness and lots of dust and stones, something keeps bringing my thoughts back to our house in ...
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DLR and NASA continue joint space radiation research with DLR radiation detector

Space radiation poses a significant health risk during long-duration astronaut missions. To develop protective solutions, comprehensive and consistent radiation data is required from beyond low-Earth ...
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PLATO mission to launch in late 2026 onboard Ariane 6

The PLATO space mission will use 26 cameras to search for Earth-like planets around 200,000 stars in the Milky Way, starting in late 2026. DLR is leading the PLATO payload consortium and supplying ...
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Atlas zeigt Potenzial von Solaranlagen in Deutschland

Karten für ganz Deutschland unterstützen politische Entscheidungsträger. Modell erkennt Ausrichtung der Dächer und ermittelt mögliche Energiegewinnung abhängig von Sonnenstunden. Webseite mit allen ...