About DLR Magazine of DLR, the German Aerospace Center · www.DLR.de/en · September 2012 DLR, the German Aerospace Center, is Germany’s national research centre for aeronautics and space. Its extensive re search and development work in aero- 134 ·135 nautics, space, transport and energy is maGazıne integrated into national and international cooperative ventures. As Germany’s Space Agency, the German Federal Government Nr. 134/135 · September 2012 has given DLR the responsibility for the planning and implementation of the German space programme, as well as the international representation of Germany’s interests in this field. Approximately 7000 people work for DLR The ash that shut at 16 locations in Germany: Cologne (Headquarters), Augsburg, Berlin, Bonn, down Europe Braunschweig, Bremen, Göttingen, Hamburg, Jülich, Lampoldshausen, Neu- s tre litz, Oberpfaffen hofen, Stade, Stutt- Where does the risk actually lie? gart, Trauen and Weilheim. DLR also has offices in Brussels, Paris, Singapore and Washington DC. Imprint DLR Magazine – the magazine of the German Aerospace Center Publisher: DLR German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt) Editorial staff: Sabine Göge (Legally responsible for editorial content), Cordula Tegen, Marco Trovatello (Editorial management), Karin Ranero Celius, Peter Clissold, Sean Blair (English-language Editors, EJR-Quartz BV) In this edition, contributions from: Manuela Braun, Dirma van Eck, Merel Groentjes, Elisabeth Mittelbach, Hans-Leo Richter and Michel Winand DLR Corporate Communications Linder Höhe, D 51147 Cologne Telephone: +49 (0) 2203 601 2116 Fax: +49 (0) 2203 601 3249 Email:
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