German Aerospace Center

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German Aerospace Center

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
Agency overview
Abbreviation	DLR
Formed	1969; 56 years ago (1969)
Type	Space agency
Headquarters	Cologne (Köln), Germany 50°51′09″N 07°07′21″E / 50.85250°N 7.12250°E / 50.85250; 7.12250
Administrator	Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla
Employees	10,327[1]
Annual budget	€1.348 billion (2021)[2]
Website	www.dlr.de

The German Aerospace Center (German: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., abbreviated DLR, literally German Center for Air- and Space-flight) is the national center for aerospace, energy and transportation research of Germany, founded in 1969. It is headquartered in Cologne with 35 locations throughout Germany. The DLR is engaged in a wide range of research and development projects in national and international partnerships.^[2]

The DLR acts as the German space agency and is responsible for planning and implementing the German space programme on behalf of the German federal government. As a project management agency, DLR coordinates and answers the technical and organisational implementation of projects funded by a number of German federal ministries. As of 2020, the German Aerospace Center had a national budget of €1.348 billion.^[2]