German Aerospace Center

research center of the Federal Republic of Germany for aerospace and power engineering, transport and security
Organization research_institute Q157332
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German Aerospace Center

Summary

German Aerospace Center is a research institute[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (260 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • German Aerospace Center received the Innovation Prize of the German Economy[3].
  • German Aerospace Center was a member of Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres[4].
  • German Aerospace Center was a member of German Climate Consortium[5].
  • German Aerospace Center was a member of Verein zur Förderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes[6].
  • German Aerospace Center was a member of ORCID, Inc.[7].
  • German Aerospace Center was a member of German Renewable Energy Research Association[8].
  • German Aerospace Center was a member of Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee[9].
  • German Aerospace Center is in the country of Germany[10].
  • German Aerospace Center's instance of is recorded as research institute[11].
  • German Aerospace Center's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[12].
  • German Aerospace Center's instance of is recorded as organization[13].
  • German Aerospace Center's item operated is recorded as VFW 614[14].
  • German Aerospace Center's headquarters location is recorded as Cologne[15].
  • German Aerospace Center's child organization or unit is recorded as DLR Oberpfaffenhofen[16].
  • German Aerospace Center's child organization or unit is recorded as German Aerospace Center, Berlin[17].
  • German Aerospace Center's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute of Data Science[18].
  • German Aerospace Center's child organization or unit is recorded as Earth Observation Center[19].
  • German Aerospace Center's child organization or unit is recorded as Envihab[20].
  • German Aerospace Center's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute for Software Technology[21].
  • German Aerospace Center's child organization or unit is recorded as DLR Projektträger[22].
  • German Aerospace Center's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology[23].
  • German Aerospace Center's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute of Space Systems[24].
  • German Aerospace Center's child organization or unit is recorded as Library of the German Aerospace Center[25].
  • German Aerospace Center's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute of Communications and Navigation[26].
  • German Aerospace Center's Commons category is recorded as Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1907[28] and 1969[29].

Operations

German Aerospace Center's headquarters location is recorded as Cologne[15]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres[30]. Subsidiaries include DLR Oberpfaffenhofen[16], a research center[31], in Germany[32]; it, Berlin[17], a research institute[33], in Germany[34]; Institute of Data Science[18]; Earth Observation Center[19], a research institute[35], in Germany[36]; Envihab[20], a research institute[37], in Germany[38], founded in 2012[39]; and Institute for Software Technology[21], a research institute[40], in Germany[41], headquartered in Cologne[42].

Industry

German Aerospace Center's industry is recorded as research[43].

Recognition

German Aerospace Center received the Innovation Prize of the German Economy[3].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for German Aerospace Center include 78386 Deuzelur[44], an asteroid[45].

Why It Matters

German Aerospace Center ranks in the top 1% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (260 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

Entities named for it include 78386 Deuzelur[44], an asteroid[45].

FAQs

What awards did German Aerospace Center receive?

Honors received include Innovation Prize of the German Economy[3].

References

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  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
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  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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