Aerospace Regions Day in Dresden

The German Aerospace Regions Day next Thursday will showcase the capabilities of the industry in Saxony and Thuringia. Both states maintain a joint competence center for this sector. The motto of the event at Dresden Airport is "The future begins at the top - strengthen aviation, position aerospace confidently, secure defense capability".

Specialist lectures and exhibition with exhibits from leading companies

In addition to Saxony's Minister President Michael Kretschmer, Thuringia's Economics Minister Colette Boos-John (both CDU) has also announced her attendance. According to the organizers, more than 300 representatives from politics, business, science and research are expected to attend. The conference program includes lectures and an exhibition with exhibits from leading companies. The German Aerospace Regions Day is being held for the 19th time.

Space travel is becoming increasingly important

Thuringia and Saxony are making their mark in this sector. "Space travel will become increasingly important in the coming years. This is mainly due to the countries' great need for security. People want to be able to see every corner of the earth and communicate securely," predicted physicist Wolfgang Göhler, head of the Aerospace Competence Center Saxony/Thuringia (LRT), years ago.

The LRT is organizing the event at Dresden Airport together with the German Aerospace Industries Association. The 46 members of the LRT also include research institutes. Some companies, such as Jena-Optronik GmbH, specialize solely in aerospace, others, such as Elbe-Flugzeugwerke in Dresden, only in aviation. In Saxony alone, around 160 companies and research institutes are active in the sector.

Space debris poses a problem for space travel

One issue in space travel is space debris - disused satellites, rocket stages or debris that also pose a risk to spaceships and astronauts. "Space debris poses huge technological challenges," explained Göhler. The industry will still have a lot to do in the coming decades. The Swiss company Clearspace, for example, wants to collect space debris.