German Aerospace Center

German Aerospace Center
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
Agency overview
Abbreviation	DLR
Formed	1969
Type	Space agency
Headquarters	Cologne (Köln), Germany
Administrator	Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla
Employees	10,327
Annual budget	€1.348 billion (2021)
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.

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.

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