Departments

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Applied Hydrogen Technologies

The aim is to develop sustainable technologies based on regeneratively produced hydrogen. Technologies and know-how from decades of working with hydrogen in space flight are being transferred to the mobility and energy sectors.

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Chemical Propellant Technology

Environmental compatibility now also plays a decisive role in space flight. The application-oriented development, characterization and testing of advanced propellants, propellant components, novel functional materials and propellant concepts for aerospace-relevant propulsion systems are therefore essential components for the future of space flight.

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Test Bench Technology

High-performance, modern and flexible test benches and supply systems are required to test liquid-chemical space propulsion systems or entire rocket stages. The development, design and layout of these systems is one of the DLR Institute's core competences.

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Quality Management and Assurance

Safety, quality, environmental awareness and the fulfillment of legal requirements are not only central elements of the DLR guidelines. They are the basis of our work at the DLR site in Lampoldshausen.

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Rocket Propulsion Systems

What makes up the "liquid rocket propulsion" system? How do the individual components interact and what happens if you replace a component? How can the system be designed to work more efficiently and cost-effectively but with the same goal?

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Rocket Propulsion Technology

Researching and understanding the fundamental processes in a rocket engine is essential in order to develop new technologies and bring them into application. In order to understand and see the processes, researchers go to the limits of physics.

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Satellite and Orbital Propulsion

Novel propellants such as ionic liquids, environmentally friendly and hypergolic ignition mixtures, gel-based and hybrid propellant systems, as well as improved hydrocarbon-based fuels open up promising new areas of application. In combination with propulsion systems tailored to them, they can make aviation and space flight simpler, cheaper and safer.

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Safety and Facility Management

Safety and the fulfillment of legal requirements are the basis of our work at the DLR site in Lampoldshausen. For us, the protection of people and the environment and the safe operation of the test bench facilities go hand in hand.

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Test Facilities

Engines and engine components are tested on ESA and DLR's unique test infrastructure. The expertise lies in the operation and control as well as the continuous adaptation and further development of the test bench facilities for the future requirements of modern space propulsion systems.