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Portrait Photos

Frankfurt School - Portrait 2023
Suriyaa Sundararuban - Frankfurt School Portrait 2023
© Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
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Elara Aerospace - Portrait 2024
Suriyaa Sundararuban - Elara Aerospace Portrait 2024
© Tobias Jäger
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Cambridge University - Portrait 2025
Suriyaa Sundararuban - Cambridge University Portrait 2025
© Ehsan Akhtar
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Cambridge University - Portrait 2025
Suriyaa Sundararuban - Cambridge University Shirt 2025
© Tobias Jäger
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Landscape Photos

Suriyaa at Deutsche Börse
Suriyaa at Deutsche Börse (JPEG)
© Dhruvanshu Patel
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Elara Aerospace Team
Elara Aerospace Team
© Tom Luca Reinhardt
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Elara Aerospace Team x TUM President
Elara Aerospace Team Meets TUM President
© Technical University of Munich (TUM)
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UnternehmerTUM - Innovation Sprint
UnternehmerTUM Innovation Sprint
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Frankfurt School Business Game Team
Frankfurt School Team
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Frankfurt School Competition Winners
Frankfurt School Winner
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FOS Technik 2018
FOS Technik Project
© Sylvia Bartonek
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HackaTUM 2022 - Bloomberg Challenge
HackaTUM Bloomberg Challenge
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🔸10% Pledge
Giving What We Can Pledge
© Giving What We Can
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Elara Aerospace x Rocket Factory Augsburg
Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA)
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Münchner Management Kolloquium (Booth)
MMK Booth
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Münchner Management Kolloquium (Stage)
MMK Stage
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Elara Aerospace Team Visits MT Aerospace
Elara Aerospace Team Visits MT Aerospace
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Elara Aerospace Team at Voxeljet
Elara Aerospace Team at voxeljet
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Voxeljet (3D Printing Factory Tour 2025)
Elara Aerospace voxeljet 3D Printing Factory Tour 2025
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Elara Aerospace x HTM.de (MYLE Festival)
Elara Aerospace at MYLE Festival 2025
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Elara Aerospace at MYLE Festival 2025
Elara Aerospace Team at MYLE Festival 2025
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EuroTech Community
EuroTech Community
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RAISE Summit - Paris 2025
RAISE Summit
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London (United Kingdom)
London - United Kingdom
© Ehsan Akhtar
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Oxford Cambridge Fellowship 2025
Oxford & Cambridge - Oxbridge
© Ehsan Akhtar
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Cambridge University - Clare College
Cambridge University
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Press Coverage

Elara Aerospace e OLM per il lancio di satelliti dalla Sardegna

May 13, 2025 |
Italian
Italian
Elara Aerospace e OLM hanno ottenuto dall'Aeronautica Militare e dal Ministero della Difesa l'autorizzazione per testare nel 2025 al PISQ in Sardegna il motore "Starlight" a metano e ossigeno liquido, in vista di un lancio suborbitale nel 2026. Il progetto mira a fare della Sardegna una base europea per lanci suborbitali e orbitali e servizi per la New Space Economy entro il 2030.
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OLM Plans to Offer Commercial Launch Services from Sardinia

June 9, 2025 |
English
English
OLM has secured approval to test rocket engines at Sardinia's Salto di Quirra site, aiming for commercial suborbital launches by 2026. In partnership with Germany's Elara Aerospace, OLM will support tests of the student-built, reusable Starlight rocket, which can carry 50 kg to 130 km. Propulsion tests run through 2025, with full launch approval pending.
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Open Source Goes to Mars

April 19, 2021 |
English
English
GitHub celebrates the open source community's contribution to NASA's Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity, highlighting how nearly 12,000 developers helped make the first Martian flight possible. Read the full story on the GitHub Blog.
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Open Source on Mars: Community powers NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter

April 14, 2021 |
English
English
The ReadME Project highlights how nearly 12,000 open source developers worldwide contributed to the software powering NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, marking the first powered flight on another planet. Learn more about the global collaboration and the technology behind this historic achievement.
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Social Media Coverage

Elara Aerospace: Methalox Rocket, Incorporation, and Sponsorship

2025 |
German
German
Patrick Schmieder celebrates Elara Aerospace's progress: methalox rocket for 2026, Rocket Hopper design, new gGmbH, and Mein Lagerraum³ GmbH as a proud sponsor. Read the post for more on this innovative space mission and partnership.
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170+ Founders in Antler Residency (Munich, Berlin, Amsterdam)

2025 |
English
English
Christoph Klink shares the energy and diversity of 170+ new founders in Antler's residency across Munich, Berlin, and Amsterdam, representing 45 nationalities and a vibrant, buzzing community. Read the post for more insights and founder stories.
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First Momentum Ventures - New Venture Scouts

2024 |
English
English
First Momentum Ventures welcomes their newest Venture Scouts, including Suriyaa Sundararuban from the Technical University of Munich and Elara Aerospace team, who aims to break three world records by developing the first student-built Methalox rocket to reach 100 km.
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IONITY: 2500 High Power Chargers Milestone

2024 |
English
English
IONITY announces the milestone of 2500 high power chargers across Europe, with 81 more sites in progress. Read the post for more on their expansion and the future of EV charging infrastructure.
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Elara Aerospace announces strategic partnership with the TU Munich

2024 |
English
English
A new week begins with excitement as members of the newly founded TUM Student Club "Elara Aerospace" — Tom Luca Reinhardt, Vincent Preuss, Suriyaa Sundararuban, and Tobias Jäger — alongside Stefan Kögler from the TUM Center for Study and Teaching, gathered to discuss their groundbreaking project. Are you looking for a challenge like that?
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HackZurich 2023 (Aftermovie)

2023 |
English
English
Watch the official aftermovie of HackZurich 2023, Europe's largest hackathon, featuring highlights and moments from the event.
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Open Source Goes to Mars - Satya Nadella

2021 |
English
English
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella congratulates NASA and the thousands of developers whose open source contributions on GitHub helped make the historic Mars mission a success.
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