Dorothee Bär after her first year: Space exploration is a “power project”

The Minister of Research is setting a clear course: she no longer defines the space sector as a research discipline, but rather as a matter of industrial, security, and sovereignty policy.

06. May 2026
Forschungsministerin Dorothee Bär in blauer ESA-Jacke
Space Exploration: No longer a niche field – Research Minister Dorothee Bär. (picture alliance/Eibner-Pressefoto/Ardan Fuessman)

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Last updated: 06. May 2026