{
  "id": 13154332,
  "title": "Weltraum: „Aufpassen, was da passiert“: Verliert Deutschland eine weitere Schlüsseltechnologie?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/weltraum-aufpassen-was-da-passiert-verliert-deutschland-eine-weitere",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-09T16:02:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/forschung-innovation/weltraum-verliert-deutschland-eine-weitere-schluesseltechnologie/100259328.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "In February 2008, a significant milestone in space exploration was achieved when Germany's radar satellite TerraSAR-X successfully communicated with the United States Air Force research satellite NFIR using laser technology. This communication facilitated the transfer of an unprecedented amount of data, up to 5.6 gigabytes per second, over a distance of over 5,000 kilometers in low Earth orbit. This data volume was considered incredibly large compared to previous radio wave transmissions. The critical technology enabling this laser communication was developed in Germany.\n\nThe German Aerospace Center (DLR) developed this groundbreaking laser communication technology, which led to the establishment of Mynaric in 2009. Additionally, Tesat-Spacecom GmbH also utilized this technology in subsequent projects. Both Mynaric and Tesat have since become leading providers of this technology within the industry. However, there is a growing concern that both companies may soon no longer be based in Germany.",
  "summary": "Mit Mynaric und Tesat sitzen mit die besten Firmen für Laserkommunikation in Deutschland – noch. Dabei ist die Technologie für die Verteidigung im Weltraum unverzichtbar.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}