German Aerospace Center Type: Government Abbreviation: DLR Administration: Pascale Ehrenfreund Founded: 1969 Spacecraft: Mars Express | Rosetta | Dawn Country: DEU The German Aerospace Center is Germany’s Center for aerospace, energy, and transportation research. Their main work is as a contributor to the ESA. They have done work both in tandem with the US on Space Shuttle and the ISS, and also with other European Nations on missions like Space Lab and Mars Express.