The name of the MAPHEUS research rocket stands for “Materialphysikalische Experimente unter Schwerelosigkeit” (material physics experiments at zero gravity).
Every year the German Aerospace Center (DLR) launches a MAPHEUS research rocket with a payload developed and supervised by the Institute of Materials Physics in Space (MP). The secondary payload is managed by the Institute for Aerospace Medicine, this time in cooperation with the Microgravity User Support Center (MUSC).
The Mobile Rocket Base (MORABA) of Space Operations and Astronaut Training (RB) provides the payload support systems and launch service of the sounding rocket which - in case of MAPHEUS 10 – provides a microgravity environment for 365s above 100 km altitude for its four experiments onboard.
MAPHEUS 11 © DLR
MAPHEUS 11 © DLR
Prof. Dr. Thomas Voigtmann, DLR
Alexander Kallenbach, DLR
Dr. Jens Hauslage, DLR
Nico Maas, DLR
Maria Snäll, SSC Esrange Space Center
Every year the German Aerospace Center (DLR) launches a MAPHEUS research rocket with a payload developed and supervised by the Institute of Materials Physics in Space (MP). The secondary payload is managed by the Institute for Aerospace Medicine, this time in cooperation with the Microgravity User Support Center (MUSC).