Aeronautics and space applications  regarding for example aircraft, spacecraft or helicopter design on 
high performance computing (HPC) systems result in particular challenges regarding algorithm and 
software framework development. Algorithms must be robust, scalable and allow for highly accurate 
computations, in many cases for the solution of time-dependent and non-linear engineering problems. 
Software frameworks must exploit hardware parallelism on several levels, must be tunable for different, 
heterogeneous computing systems and must be easily to maintain. Engineering simulations often require 
coupling of several application components. This is a particular challenge for the underlying parallel 
algorithms, for example regarding convergence and communication behavior as well as load balancing.

We presents  a survey on aeronautics and space projects from German Aerospace Center (DLR), Simulation 
and Software Technology, which require use of HPC technology. These projects include solver development 
for quantum physics problems
as well as pre- and postprocessing concepts for future exascale computers, helicopter and aircraft 
simulation as well a design, multi-disciplinary optimization for thermal management in spacecraft, 
experimental solution of aeronautic and space problems on adiabatic quantum annealers and application of 
HPC technology for space situational awareness (SSA).