The German Federal Government adopted a new space strategy at its cabinet meeting on 30 November 2010. The paper defines the fundamentals of how the high-technology space sector is to develop over the next few years at a national level and in so doing, how it must respond to changing political and societal conditions on the domestic as well as international stages. The strategy is being introduced by the German Ministry of Economics and Technology. The strategy paper was drafted jointly with the other ministries involved in space activities, and in consultation with scientific and business establishments such as the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Read More
