Germany funds 78 million euro human exploration control center

Written by Emma Gatti Tuesday, 10 February 2026 18:57

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Officials signed a Declaration of Intent for a moon mission control center at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) site in Oberpfaffenhofen. From left to right are ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, Minister-President of Bavaria Markus Söder, DLR Divisional Board Member for Space Anke Pagels-Kerp and Director of DLR's Space Operations and Astronaut Training Felix Huber.

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MILAN — Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder announced Feb. 4 that the German Aerospace Center (DLR) will receive 58 million euros ($69 million) to build a Human Exploration Control Center to support future robotic and human exploration missions. The total cost of the facility is 78 million euros and in addition to the Bavarian funding, DLR […]

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