Space Programme of Germany
26 entries in the Space Programme of Germany compendium.
German space programmeGermany's government-funded space programme, managed by the German Aerospace Center.Columbus Control CentreMission control for the Columbus laboratory on the International Space Station.Die AstronautinPrivate initiative to send first German woman to space.Fuchsstadt Earth StationIntelsat's first European earth station, one of the world's largest.German Aerospace CenterGermany's national research centre for aeronautics, space, energy and transport.German Antarctic Receiving StationGerman polar research station for satellite operations and geodesy.German astronaut teamGerman astronaut team, established 1987, joined European Astronaut Corps in 1998.German Space Operations CenterMission control center of the German Aerospace Center in Oberpfaffenhofen.Hopper (spacecraft)Proposed ESA reusable spaceplane with a German-led prototype.ICARUS InitiativeTracking small animal migrations via space-based radio receivers.Idefix (rover)Franco-German rover for Phobos surface exploration.Institute of Space PropulsionDLR institute operating test stands for European space propulsion.LEO (spacecraft)Proposed German lunar orbiter delayed indefinitely due to funding diversion.Max Planck Institute for Solar System ResearchMax Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Göttingen.Mobile Rocket BaseDLR department for mobile rocket and balloon research missions.MW 18014First human-made object to cross the Kármán line.Suzanna RandallGerman astrophysicist and private astronaut candidate for Die Astronautin.Saenger (spacecraft)West German two-stage-to-orbit spaceplane concept.Scientific Workgroup for Rocketry and SpaceflightStudent rocketry group at TU Munich, founded 1962.Sharp Edge Flight ExperimentDLR experiment testing sharp-edged spacecraft for cheaper re-entry.SilbervogelA sub-orbital bomber design that never left the mock-up stage.Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle ExplorerFirst Small Explorer spacecraft, studying cosmic rays and magnetospheric particles.SpaceLinerSuborbital hypersonic passenger transport and reusable launch vehicle concept.STS-55Multinational Spacelab mission with 88 experiments from eleven nations.STS-61-AWest Germany's first fully funded Space Shuttle mission with a record crew of eight.V-4 (rocket launch)First man-made object to reach outer space, 3 October 1942.
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