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COLOGNE, Germany (DLR PR) On 17 December 2020, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) extended their framework agreement on bilateral cooperation for a further ten years.
The agreement was signed by NASA Administrator, Jim Bridenstine, Chair of the DLR Executive Board, Professor Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla, and Member of the DLR Executive Board and Head of the DLR Space Administration, Walther Pelzer, who met via video conference to mark the occasion.
“Groundbreaking and exciting research. This is the result of the long-standing collaboration between DLR and NASA. I am delighted about the continuation of this successful cooperation,” said Kaysser-Pyzalla, following the meeting.