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ESA’s control centre in Darmstadt, Germany, took part in Germany's 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's 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 industries such as air transportation, logistics and agriculture.
The photo shows, from left: Tarek Al-Wazir, Economics Minister of Germany's State of Hessen, Rolf Densing and the co-founders of the Wingcopter startup, Tom Pluemmer and Ansgar Kadura.