Weßling is in the Landkreis Starnberg Upper Bavaria. While the town name itself may not ring a bell, one of its parts, Oberpfaffenhofen, is famous for its aerospace and astronomy facilities.
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- DLR Oberpfaffenhofen.
- 🌍 Flugplatz Oberpfaffenhofen (OBF IATA).
- 🌍 St. Georg church.
- 🌍 European Space Agency's Columbus Control Centre, Münchener Straße 20,82234 Weßling (20km (12 mi) outside of Munich in Oberpfaffenhofen), ☏ +49 8153 28-2711, education@esa.int. every day from 15:00-16:00 (registration required, groups limited to 30 persons) until "Blue Dot" space mission is in space, afterwards depending on space missions. Used to control the Columbus research laboratory of the International Space Station, and as a ground control centre for the Galileo satellite navigation system. It is in a large research facility of the German Aerospace Centre. (DLR). [http://www.col-cc.de/fuehrungen.html free.
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