German Aerospace Center
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The German Aerospace Center 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.
German Space Operations Center in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich
The DLR Institute of Flight Systems operates this helicopter as part of the Flying Helicopter Simulator (FHS).
Martian volcano Ceraunius Tholus in perspective by the HRSC aboard Mars Express
Z3 (computer)
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The Z3 was a German electromechanical computer designed by Konrad Zuse in 1938, and completed in 1941. It was the world's first working programmable, fully automatic digital computer. The Z3 was built with 2,600 relays, implementing a 22-bit word length that operated at a clock frequency of about 5–10 Hz. Program code was stored on punched film. Initial values were entered manually.
Zuse Z3 replica on display at Deutsches Museum in Munich
Electromagnetic memory (relays) included in the Z3, Z5 and Z11
Drawing of the Z3 computer from Zuse's 1941 patent.
Z3 reconstruction in 2010 by Horst Zuse