The German Space Agency in Bonn performs important tasks on behalf of the German government, such as securing the material basis of life, for example through environmental monitoring, disaster prevention and resource management. The image was taken by the Sentinel-2 earth observation satellite from the European Copernicus program.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
In its work, the German Space Agency at DLR concentrates on a number of eminent projects and missions in space research and on satellite based applications – Earth observation, satellite communication and navigation as well as innovative space technologies. In consultation with science, industry, and the European Space Agency (ESA) it implements key national and international projects covering all core areas of space research.
Acting on a mandate of the Federal Government, German Space Agency at DLR takes on important tasks such as helping to secure the material basis of life through environmental observation, disaster prevention, and resource management. Another objective is to promote academic science.
Activities to promote science include missions to explore the Earth, the Solar System, and outer space as well as conducting medical, biological, physical, and technological research in microgravity conditions. Given that these activities require the development and application of sophisticated high-tech equipment for launchers, satellites, and space probes, they also underpin the performance of Germany's economy.
The new knowledge thus obtained helps Germany, Europe and the world cope with the challenges confronting them in the fields of environmental management, mobility, business, security, and social development.
