GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences

More space organisations in Germany

• Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM), University of Bremen · Research Institution · Bremen

  German microgravity research centre — University of Bremen institute operating the 146 m Bremen Drop Tower and researching fluid physics and space technology.

• DFKI Robotics Innovation Center · Research Institution · Bremen

  Bremen research centre of the German Research Center for AI (DFKI) — develops autonomous rovers and robots for planetary exploration and in-orbit tasks.

• European Southern Observatory (ESO) · Research Institution · Garching bei München

  Intergovernmental astronomy organisation — builds and operates ground-based telescopes in Chile, including the VLT, ALMA partnership and the ELT.

• Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques (FHR) · Research Institution · Wachtberg

  German Fraunhofer radar institute in Wachtberg — operates the TIRA space observation radar and developed the GESTRA space surveillance radar.

• Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) · Research Institution · Göttingen

  German Max Planck research institute — studies the Sun, planets, moons and small bodies and builds instruments for ESA and NASA space missions.

• Zentrum für Telematik e.V. (ZfT) · Research Institution · Würzburg

  Würzburg non-profit research centre — develops CubeSats, satellite formation flying, VLEO communications and attitude control test facilities.

• ANavS GmbH – Advanced Navigation Solutions · Private Company · Munich

  TUM spin-off in Munich — develops high-precision GNSS/RTK receivers and GNSS-inertial sensor-fusion positioning systems for vehicles and robots.

• cesah GmbH – Centrum für Satellitennavigation Hessen · Incubator/Accelerator · Darmstadt

  German space incubator and competence centre in Darmstadt — manages ESA BIC Hessen and ESA BIC Baden-Württemberg and acts as ESA technology broker.