Research Program 8 - Space
Research in the area of outer space aims to ensure the demand and capability-based development, preservation and further expansion of the necessary scientific and technological competencies in the operative area of space travel or within the framework of possible alternatives. This includes applications in the areas space situational awareness, precision navigation, information gathering and communications. Particular focus is on the overall view of space, whereby it is important to act as a central point for aspects of space and to aggregate the results of various programmes and activities to combine them into an overall picture for the domain of operations of space.
