Global Outer Space Guide: Germany

Content

1. Key Trends in outer space investment and activities

2. Outer space regulatory framework

3. Major near-term challenges and opportunities

1. Key Trends in outer space investment and activities

Overview of civil space program

The German Federal government's space strategy is built on three pillars:

• Funding of the German Aerospace Centre (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V, or DLR);
• Germany's participation in the European Space Agency (ESA); and
• The National Programme for Space and Innovation (Nationales Programm für Weltraum und Innovation, or NPWI), which is managed by the DLR.

The DLR is Germany's national aeronautics and space research centre, engaging in a wide range of research and development projects in the fields of aeronautics, space, energy, transport, security and digitalization. Acting as the space agency of the Federal Republic of Germany, the DLR is responsible for the planning and implementation of