DLR at the Global Space and Technology Convention 2016
February 11, 2016
DLR at the Global Space and Technology Convention 2016
Global Space and Technology Convention in Singapur
Participated in the Global Space and Technology Convention in Singapur (from left to right): Jörg Kreisel, JKIC, Dr. Gerd Gruppe, member of the DLR Executive Board, S. Iswaran, Singapore's Minister for Trade and Industry and SSTA President Jonathan Hung.
Meeting between the space agencies at the ‘Global Space and Technology Convention’ in Singapore
On 11 February 2016, Member of the DLR Executive Board Dr Gerd Gruppe (2nd from the left) moderated a podium discussion between space agencies entitled ‘Space Agencies' Priorities and Strategy for Investment, Development and International Cooperation’. He was joined in the discussions by, among others (from left) Jean-Pascal Le Franc, Deputy Director of Strategy, Programmes and International Relations at the French space agency CNES, Russel Boyce from the Australian Academy of Sciences, Rogel Mari Sese, Head of the national aerospace programme in the Philippines and Chris Bee from the British Science and Technology Facilities Council.
Minister for Trade and Industry requests information on DLR project
Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry, S. Iswaran, also visited DLR Executive Board Member Dr Gerd Gruppe (middle) and project manager Daniel Nölke (left) during the Global Space and Technology Convention in Singapore to find out more about the iBOSS (Intelligent Building Blocks for On-Orbit Satellite Servicing and Assembly) project, a revolutionary concept that is designed to increase the sustainability and efficiency in future aerospace structures, and which is funded by DLR Space Administration.
Gerd Gruppe, Member of the DLR Executive Board responsible for the DLR Space Administration, accepted an invitation from the Singapore Space and Technology Association (SSTA) to represent the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) at Southeast Asia's largest aerospace convention – Global Space & Technology Convention 2016 (GSTC) – which was held in Singapore on 11 and 12 February.
"The global aerospace sector is constantly changing," says Gruppe. "Here, Southeast Asia is among the most exciting regions. As a space agency, DLR is constantly looking to find potential partners in this market and support our industry whenever possible."
On 11 February in Singapore, Gruppe moderated the podium discussion between space agencies entitled ‘Space Agencies' Priorities and Strategy for Investment, Development and International Cooperation’. In addition, the member of the DLR Executive Board took part in bilateral discussions, for example with the SSTA President Jonathan Hung and with representatives from other agencies and the industrial sector. Their discussions focused on new technologies and business models, the commercialisation of spaceflight and the transfer of technology between space and non-space domains. In particular, the participants concentrated on new cooperation opportunities in these fields.
In addition, a team from the The German Space Agency at DLR joined with a consortium comprising TU Berlin, RWTH Aachen, FZI Karlsruhe, RFI Dortmund and JKIC to present the project iBOSS (Intelligent Building Blocks for On-Orbit Satellite Servicing and Assembly), a revolutionary concept intended to increase the sustainability and efficiency of future space infrastructure. The concept developed as part of the iBOSS project is on show at a stand in the GSTC exhibition at a dedicated iBOSS booth much visited and well received. Minister Ishwaran (Minstry for Trade and Industry, MTI, Singapore) paid the iBOSS booth a visit and exchanged valuable views with the team. DLR project manager Daniel Nölke presented ‘iBOSS’ during the 'Space Tech Innovative Applications' session.
