Meet the experts

At ZARM you can find experts for questions concerning fluid mechanics, space sciences and technologies, and experiments under microgravity conditions - ranging from engineers to physicists, mathematicians and IT specialists.
The ZARM concept

ZARM strives to set new standards - in engineering and science as well as in social responsibility. Diverse and multidisciplinary teams are our key factors for sustained technological and scientific progress.
Microgravity at its best

ZARM's most prominent facility is the Drop Tower Bremen providing 9.3 seconds of weightlessness - more than any other earthbound laboratory worldwide.

The ingnited structured acrylic glass fuel sample

Brand new findings on fire safety in space

The fire safety experiment on CYGNUS has results that even the combustion researchers could not have predicted: in weightlessness, a flame tends to spread in the opposite direction to the air flow. more

Cyprien Verseux working on Atmos
Atmos - Atmosphere Tester for Mars-bound Organic Systems
Vessel containing Mars-like atmosphere for growing cyano bacteria inside Atmos

Staying long-term

With the help of his Atmosphere Tester for Mars-bound Organic Systems (Atmos), Cyprien Verseux proved that Cyanobacteria can help astronauts survive self-sufficiently on Mars. more

Hot surprise on the space transporter CYGNUS

Scientists of SAFFIRE V look back on the CYGNUS flight with mixed feelings. One of the two experiments on board could not be started as planned whereas the other caused a surprise. more

Green light for TerraQ

On 26.11.2020 the Senate of the DFG decided to establish the Collaborative Research Center "TerraQ", to which ZARM will contribute with subprojects. more