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Space Technology
22 July 2021
Properly prepared for space
The Russian rocket has been launched successfully from Baikonur Cosmodrome on 21 July. The cargo, which includes the European Robotic Arm, is underway to the international space station, ISS. After many years of postponements, the Mission Preparation and Training Equipment that NLR developed will then finally have proved its worth. The big day finally arrived on […]
Construction and Manufacturing
31 March 2021
SUSTAINair is investing in circular aviation for the green transition
The SUSTAINair project is investigating and developing solutions for sustainably using raw materials and improving the performance of aircraft. This Horizon 2020 project, which recently got off the ground, is aiming at the same time to achieve circular aviation by drastically reducing the waste and material costs throughout the lifecycle of the aeroplane. Because of the […]
Defence and Security
09 March 2021
More space in the Defence Department’s future
By 2035, the Dutch Ministry of Defence needs to be a smart and technologically advanced organisation that takes action based on the best information. Not only on land and sea and in the air: according to the new Defence Vision, threats are also affecting the cyber and space domains. Michel Keuning, on behalf of SpaceNed, […]
Defence and Security
25 January 2021
The Netherlands launches its first military nanosatellite
According to the current planning, Virgin Orbit will launch the first Dutch military nanosatellite to orbit with its upcoming launch mid-March. This satellite is an experimental project which has been set up in a unique collaboration in commission of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF). With this launch the Dutch Ministry of Defense (MoD) takes […]
08 April 2019
Royal predicate marks 100th anniversary of NLR-Netherlands Aerospace Centre
Press release, 8 April 2019 – His Majesty King Willem Alexander has awarded the Royal predicate to the Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) in honour of its 100th anniversary. This prestigious designation is the crowning glory on NLR’s work as a leading technological knowledge institute in the field of aerospace in the Netherlands. The Royal predicate […]
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