ESA’s control centre in Darmstadt, Germany, took part in the 12th national Tag der Deutschen Luft- und Raumfahrtregionen (Day of Aerospace Regions) on 7 June.The series of regional events aims to foster growth and innovation in the space and aviation industries.
Rolf Densing, ESA Director of Operations, underlined how the ESA centre can be a valuable industry partner in Europe. The day saw start-up companies pitching their ideas on Space 4.0, and experts discussing how drones have become important for economic areas such as air transportation, logistics and agriculture.
The photo shows (from left): Tarek Al-Wazir (Economics Minister of German Hesse region), Rolf Densing (ESA Director of Operations) and the co-founders of the Wingcopter startup, Tom Pluemmer and Ansgar Kadura.