The German space agency, the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), spent a total €1.581 billion (US$1.805 billion) on space in 2017. This is an 11% increase from the €1.43 billion (US$1.58 billion) spent in 2016.1 Within this total, the German contribution to ESA decreased 1.7% to €858 mi...