Our Mission

We conduct research for space and under space conditions, because space science and technologies play an important role in our day-to-day lives. But before anything can be used in everyday life, fundamental research must pave the way. This is our job.

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    ZARM Talk by Camilla Tossi

    How to survive on Mars, when resupply from Earth is impossible? On April 10 at 2 pm, Camilla Tossi explains a promising method to transform water and CO₂ into oxygen, hydrogen, and valuable carbon compounds — using just sunlight!

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    FRIENDS OF ZARM AWARD

    The call for nominations for the "Friends of ZARM Award 2025" is open. The award is accompanied by a grant and seeks to encourage university students to continue their work in space related fields of...

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    CanSat 2025: Eleven years of innovative spirit! The winners are...

    School students present their self-built mini satellites at the 11th German CanSat competition, taking place from 3 to 7 March 2025 in Bremen, Germany.

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    German Space Day

    Update: Event is fully booked!

    ZARM is on board for the "German Space Day" on March 29, 2025. As part of our outreach activities, the general public can register for a free tour of the Bremen Drop Tower.

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    Millions in Funding for Space Research

    The Bremen Senate approved an EU ERDF grant of 3.7 million euros with which the ZARM will build a Mars laboratory. 2.8 million euros will be made available for the optimization of processes in Bremen’s ports.

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    ZARM has a new dual leadership team

    The Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM) has now a dual leadership team. Together with Professor Marc Avila, Professor Katharina Brinkert is now serving as the director of the institute.

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