Overview
- ESA plans a new building on the DLR campus in Cologne to anchor the SpaceHub initiative.
- The site will host the seat of ESA’s directorate for astronautic and robotic exploration.
- Director Daniel Neuenschwander says on-site staffing will nearly triple after the relocation.
- NRW projects around 250 new jobs, with financing intended jointly by ESA and the state under letters signed by Mona Neubaur, Walther Pelzer, Klaus Hamacher, and Daniel Neuenschwander.
- Co-location with the European Astronaut Centre and the LUNA moon-simulation facility is intended to create synergies for upcoming missions, including lunar work.