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Technical University of Munich

Research and Innovation

The Department of Aerospace and Geodesy at the Technical University of Munich is a leader in the research and development of modern aerospace technologies. The focus is on satellite technology, space systems and innovative aerospace concepts. Technological solutions are aimed at the sustainable utilisation of space and overcoming future challenges. Close cooperation with international partners from science and industry leads to pioneering advances in areas such as space systems, propulsion technologies and satellite networks that are actively shaping the future of space travel. 

Two students are working on a small airplane model outdoors on a field of grass.
Image: Severin Schweiger / TUM

Topics & Projects

From new transportation systems to communications and satellite technology to observing and surveying the planet with unprecedented precision: In interaction with the geodetic disciplines, aerospace is becoming a "Mission Earth" that will take mobility on and above the earth to new dimensions and radically change everyday human life in the future. more

Researchers are working on an algae project in the lab. They are looking at a green liquid.
Image: Jens Hartmann / TUM

Doctorate

The Graduate Center of Engineering and Design has put together useful information for doctoral candidates. more

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Image: Marc Müller / TUM

Publications

Living, learning and researching: Our publications capture this diversity to perfection. more

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Image: Marc Müller / TUM

Networks + Initiatives

TUM and world-renowned research institutes complete a unique environment for top-level research in aerospace and geodesy. more

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