This is a list of government agencies engaged in activities related to outer space and space exploration. An agency is a department of a local or national government responsible for the oversight and administration of a specific function, such as a customs agency or a space agency. ... Layers of Atmosphere - not to scale (NOAA)[1] Outer space, sometimes simply called space, refers to the relatively empty regions of the universe outside the atmospheres of celestial bodies. ... Space exploration is the physical exploration of outer space, both by human spaceflights and by robotic spacecraft. ...

Human spaceflight countries

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International space agencies

United Nations - Office for Outer Space Affairs

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (OOSA) is an organization of the General Assembly charged with implementing the Assembly's space-related policies. It is located in the United Nations Office in Vienna. The Office implements the Programme on Space Applications and maintains the Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space. The Office also provides support to developing nations in using space technology for economic development. The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs is an organization of the General Assembly charged with implementing the Assemblys space-related policies. ...

European Space Agency

The European Space Agency (ESA), established in 1975, is an inter-governmental organisation dedicated to exploration of space with currently 17 member states (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom). According to its website, “By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, [ESA] can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country.” Its headquarters are in Paris, France. ESA has a staff (excluding sub-contractors and national space agencies) of about 1,900 with a budget of 3 billion euros in 2005. “ESA” redirects here. ... This article is about the capital of France. ...

National space agencies

Argentina

The Argentine Space Agency (CONAE), founded in 1996, is oriented to the development of Earth Observing satellites. It has developed several satellite missions including SAC-A, the failed mission SAC-B and the currently operating SAC-C The Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE; in English, National Space Activities Commission) is the civilian agency of the government of Argentina in charge of the national space program. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

Australia

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation has divisions for Astronomy & Space Facilities, Astrophysics, Radio Astronomy, and Space Engineering. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is the national government body for scientific research in Australia. ...

Austria

The Austrian Space Agency was founded in 1977 and later joined the ESA in 1987. The Agency was established in Vienna. ...

Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization was established in 1980. Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization (SPARRSO) is a government controlled astronomy and space research organisation of Bangladesh. ...

Belgium

The Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy was created in 1964.

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Brazil

The Brazilian Space Agency, founded in 1994, directs one of the youngest space programs. Brazil's space program is the most advanced in South America. It suffered a major setback in 2003 due to a rocket explosion that killed several technicians. They had their first success on October 23, 2004 with a VSV-30, or Brazilian Exploration Vehicle, launched on a sub-orbital mission. The agency's primary launch site is at Alcântara. The Brazilian Space Agency (Agência Espacial Brasileira) is the civilian authority in Brazil that is in charge of the countrys burgeoning space programme. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... On August 22, 2003, a massive explosion destroyed a Brazilian Space Agency VLS-1 (VLS-1 V03) rocket as it stood on its launch pad at the Alcântara Launching Center in the state of Maranhão in northern Brazil. ... is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight) is a spaceflight that does not involve putting a vehicle into orbit. ... The Alcântara rocket launch site, Centro de Lançamento de Alcântara (CLA), is located at the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the north of Brazil, in the state of Maranhão. ...

Bulgaria

The Bulgarian Aerospace Agency was established in 1969. For the moment it operates mainly in cooperation with the Space agencies of several developing countries, providing high-tech components and know-how. The Bulgarian Aerospace agency is now working with the Indian agency on the Chandrayaan satellite. The Bulgarian Aerospace Agency, known as the Space Research Institute or SRI (Bulgarian: ), founded in 1969 is among worlds oldest Space Agencies. ... Chandrayaan I (Sanskrit चंद्रयान-1), which literally means Moon Craft, is an unmanned lunar mission by the Indian Space Research Organization. ...

Canada

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA or, in French, the ASC) is the government agency responsible for Canada's space program. The Canadian Space Agency (CSA or, in French, lAgence spatiale canadienne, ASC) is the Canadian government space agency responsible for Canadas space program. ... An agency is a department of a local or national government responsible for the oversight and administration of a specific function, such as a customs agency or a space agency. ... Eight Canadians have participated on 11 NASA manned missions to date: Owing to the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, two further shuttle flights (Steve MacLean in May 2003 and Dave Williams in November 2003) have been put on hold. ...

It was established in March 1989 by the Canadian Space Agency Act and sanctioned in December 1990. The agency is led by its president, who reports to the Minister of Industry. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Canadian Space Agency Act is the Act of the Parliament of Canada which established the Canadian Space Agency. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, trade unions, universities, and countries. ... In the Cabinet of Canada, The Minister of Industry is responsible for overseeing the federal governments economic development and corporate affairs department, Industry Canada. ...

China

See People's Republic of China or Republic of China (Taiwan) entries below for information on the respective countries. // This is a list of government agencies engaged in activities related to outer space and space exploration. ... // This is a list of government agencies engaged in activities related to outer space and space exploration. ...

Colombia

See Colombian Space Commission, established in 2006.

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Croatia

Croatian Space Agency

Czech Republic

See Czech Space Office. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Czech Republic. ...

Denmark

The Danish National Space Center was established on January 1, 2005. It came about as a result of combining the Danish Space Research Institute with the geodesy part of the National Survey and Cadastre of Denmark. The Danish National Space Center (DNSC) (Danish: Danmarks Rumcenter) is a Danish sector research Institute and a part of the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Danish Space Research Institute (DSRI) (Danish: Dansk Rumforskningsinstitut, short DRI) was a Danish sector research institute under the Danish Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation. ... Geodetic pillar (1855); Ostend, Belgium Archive with lithography plates for maps of Bavaria in the Landesamt für Vermessung und Geoinformation in Munich Geodesy (IPA North American English ; British, Australian English etc. ... The National Survey and Cadastre of Denmark (Danish: Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen), short KMS, is the Danish state owned central agency responsible for surveying, mapping and land registering of all of Denmark, Greenland, the Faroe Islands and all waters associated with these. ...

France

See CNES. The Centre National dÉtudes Spatiales is the French government space agency (administratively, a public establishment of industrial and commercial character). Its headquarters are located in central Paris. ...

Germany

See German Aerospace Center. DLR Helicopter The German Aerospace Center (DLR) (German: ) is the national research center for aviation and space flight of the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Space Agency. ...

Greece

See Institute for Space Applications and Remote Sensing.

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Hungary

See Hungarian Space Office. The Hungarian Space Office is the national space agency of the Republic of Hungary. ...

India

India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) was established on August 15, 1969 under the Department of Atomic Energy of the Government of India. It became a government organisation in April 1, 1975. Soon after ISRO Launched India's first satellite ARYABHATA[1]]] (named after the early Astronomer of Gupta Dynasty) on April 19th, it manages all of India's space activities and has a well developed space programme. Indian space programmes are driven by vision of Dr Vikram Sarabhai who is considered the father of Indian Space Programme. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (816x1644, 70 KB)ISRO.org http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (816x1644, 70 KB)ISRO.org http://www. ... The GSLV or Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle was developed by India (Indian Space Research Organization) to launch satellites into geostationary orbit. ... The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is Indias national space agency. ... is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... The Government of India (Hindi: भारत सरकार [1]Bhārat Sarkār), officially referred to as the Union Government, and commonly as Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of a federal union of 28 states and 7 union territories, collectively called the Republic of... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Space launch capability countries

ISRO has capability to build and launch satellites up to 2000 kg into polar and geostationary orbit. It has 2 major satellite launch vehicles called PSLV (Polar satellite launch vehicle) and GSLV (Geosynchronous satellite Launch Vehicle). Most of ISRO's programs are geared towards nation building, though there are a few efforts in scientific research and space exploration. ISRO has started the work on its first Unmanned Lunar program called Chandrayaan-1 (Moon-Ship-1) which is slated to be launched in February 2008. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 370 pixelsFull resolution (1357 × 628 pixel, file size: 27 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of space launch capability countries (ESA shown in darker colour). ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 370 pixelsFull resolution (1357 × 628 pixel, file size: 27 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of space launch capability countries (ESA shown in darker colour). ... A satellite in a polar orbit passes above or nearly above both poles of the planet (or other celestial body) on each revolution. ... Geostationary orbit A geostationary orbit (GEO) is a geosynchronous orbit directly above the Earths equator (0° latitude), with orbital eccentricity of zero. ... PSLV or Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is an expendable launch system operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). ... The GSLV or Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle was developed by India (Indian Space Research Organization) to launch satellites into geostationary orbit. ... Chandrayaan I (Sanskrit चंद्रयान-1), which literally means Moon Craft, is an unmanned lunar mission by the Indian Space Research Organization. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Indonesia

See National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN). National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (Indonesian: Lembaga Penerbangan dan Antariksa Nasional/LAPAN) is the Indonesian government space agency. ...

Iran

The Iranian Space Agency (ISA), is a governmental organization and the president of this organization is one of the deputies of the ministry of communication and information technology. ISA is established to do research, design and implementation in the field of space technology ; remote sensing and development of national and international space technology and communication networks. ISA performs the approvals of the Iran Space Council (ISC), which is established in order to peacefully use space technology and science and the above atmosphere space to develop the culture, technology, science, and finance of the country. The head of ISC is the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Iranian Space Agency (ISA) is a governmental space agency. ...

Israel

See Israeli Space Agency. Israeli Space Agency - ISA (Hebrew: סוכנות החלל הישראלית) is governmental body, that coordinates all Israeli programs of Space Research with scientific and commercial purposes. ...

Italy

The Italian Space Agency was established in 1988. The Italian Space Agency (Italian: Agenzia Spaziale Italiana; ASI) was founded in 1988 to promote, coordinate, and conduct space activities in Italy. ...

Japan

The Japan Aerospace eXploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan's aerospace agency. It was formed October 1, 2003, by the merger of the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), the National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan (NAL) and the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS).^[1] The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ), or JAXA, is Japans national aerospace agency. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Japan Aerospace eXploration Agency (JAXA) is Japans aerospace agency. ...

Malaysia

Angkasa was established in 2002. Agensi Angkasa Negara, better known as simply Angkasa, is the national space agency of Malaysia. ...

Mexico

The Mexican Space Agency (AEXA) will be established in 2007 after the approval of the Mexican Senate. The Mexican Space Agency (AEXA; in Spanish:Agencia Espacial Mexicana) is a proposed space agency for Mexico. ... The Senate (Spanish: Cámara de Senadores or Senado) is the upper house of Mexicos bicameral Congress. ...

Netherlands

See Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON). The Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON) (Dutch: Stichting RuimteOnderzoek Nederland) is a Dutch agency under the Dutch Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) responsible for promoting, coordinating and supporting Dutch activities in space research. ...

Nigeria

The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) was established in 1998. The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) is the national space agency of Nigeria. ...

North Korea

See North Korean Space Agency

Norway

See Norwegian Space Centre. The Centre supports space exploration. ...

Pakistan

The Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), was established on September 16, 1961 on the advice of Dr. Abdus Salam. Consequently, a Space Sciences Research Wing of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) was established through an Executive Order of the President of Pakistan, also on the September 16, 1961. Since then, the space agency had been neglected and ignored; it wasn't until the late 1990s did the government seriously take SUPARCO, and since then has successfully developed and launched 2 satellites into space, BADR-I and BADR-B. Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission is Pakistans national space agency. ... is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Abdus Salam (disambiguation). ... Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) (Urdu: ادارہ جوہری توانائی پاکستان ) is responsible for nuclear applications development in Pakistan. ... is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On February 3, 2006 President Pervez Musharraf visited the SUPARCO labs in Karachi and pledged to put Pakistan in the space map. Future plans for SUPARCO are to develop its own satellite launch vehicle, send Pakistani astronauts into orbit and to conduct unmanned space missions to the moon. is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...   (Urdu: , Sindhi: ) is the largest city in Pakistan and is the provincial capital of Sindh province. ... History On 7th June, 1962, NASA launched a Nike-Cajun (renamed: Rehbar-1) rocket from Pakistani territory. ...

People's Republic of China

The China National Space Administration is the civilian agency in the People's Republic of China that is responsible for national space policy. The agency was created in 1993 when the Ministry of Aerospace Industry was split in two, with the other part being the China Aerospace Corp. China became only the third country on Earth to send a human into space independently on October 15, 2003 when Yang Liwei piloted the Shenzhou V mission, accomplishing 14 orbits before returning to Earth the next day. The China National Space Administration (中国国家航天局) is the civilian agency within the Peoples Republic of China which is responsible for national space policy within the space program of China. ... is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yang Yáng LìwÄ›i (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ) (born June 21, 1965) is an astronaut of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Shenzhou 5 (神舟五号) was the first manned space mission launched by the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) on October 15, 2003. ...

On October 12, 2005 China sent its second spacecraft into space, the Shenzhou VI. The ShenZhou VI carries 2 astronauts and it stayed in space for 5 days. The China National Space Administration agency allowed most television stations in China to broadcast the blast-off. is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Shenzhou 6 (Chinese: 神舟六号) will be the second human spaceflight of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) and will use the Shenzhou spacecraft. ...

Peru

See Peru Space Agency (CONIDA).

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Poland

See Space Research Centre, part of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The Space Research Centre (Polish: ) is Polands space agency. ... Categories: PAN | PAU | Scientific societies | Polish scientific societies | Stub | Education in Poland | Polish institutions | National academies ...

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Portugal

See Portuguese Spacial Company

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Republic of China (Taiwan)

See National Space Organization. The National Space Organization (NSPO, formerly known as the National Space Project Office) is the civilian space agency of the Republic of China (Taiwan) under the auspices of the Executive Yuans National Science Council. ...

Romania

See Romanian Space Agency. Romanian Space Agency logo The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA, in Romanian: Agenţia Spaţială Română - or ASR) is the Romanian national coordinator regarding space-related technology, activities and programs. ...

Russia

The Russian Federal Space Agency (RKA, Roskosmos) (in Russian: Федеральное космическое агенство), is the government agency responsible for Russia's space science program. It was formed after the breakup of the Soviet Union and the dissolution of the Soviet space program. The Russian Federal Space Agency (Russian: Федеральное космическое агентство России, commonly known as Roskosmos), formerly the Russian Aviation and Space Agency (Russian: Российское авиационно-космическое агентство, commonly known as Rosaviakosmos) or RKA, is the government agency responsible for Russias space science programme and general aerospace research. ...

Satellite operators

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Spain

See Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial. The Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA) is the space agency of Spain. ...

South Korea

The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) was established in 1981. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) is the aeronautics and space agency of South Korea. ...

Sweden

See Swedish National Space Board. The Swedish National Space Board, or Rymdstyrelsen is a Swedish government agency. ...

Switzerland

See Swiss Space Office.

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Thailand

The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) was established 2 November 2002.

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Ukraine

The National Space Agency of Ukraine (NSAU) is the Ukrainian government agency responsible for space policy and programs, established in 1992. It oversees Ukraine's national and commercial space research, construction, and launch programs. Launches are conducted at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Russia, and on the Sea Launch platform. The National Space Agency of Ukraine, or NSAU (Ukrainian: Національне космічне агентство України, Natsionalne kosmichne ahentstvo Ukrayiny, or НКАУ, NKAU) is the Ukrainian government agency responsible for space policy and programs. ... Map showing the location of Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan The Baikonur Cosmodrome (Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ğarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром Байконур, Kosmodrom Baykonur), also called Tyuratam, is the worlds oldest and largest operational space launch facility. ... Sea Launch command ship Sea Launch Commander Sea Launch is a spacecraft launch service that uses a mobile sea platform for equatorial launches of commercial payloads on specialized Zenit 3SL rockets. ...

United Kingdom

See British National Space Centre. The British National Space Centre (or BNSC) is a voluntary partnership between eleven UK government departments and research councils. ...

United States

On July 29, 1958, President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 establishing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). When it began operations on October 1, 1958, NASA consisted mainly of the four laboratories and some 8,000 employees of the government's 46-year-old research agency for aeronautics, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). However, within little more than a decade the United States, through NASA, placed the first human, Neil Armstrong, on the moon. is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wikisource. ... NASA Logo Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-09-01, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... NACA official seal The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) was a U.S. federal agency founded on March 3, 1915 to undertake, promote, and institutionalize aeronautical research. ... This article is about the former American astronaut. ...

The United States also produced the first non-governmental spaceflight when Mike Melvill piloted Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne on its first flight past the edge of space on June 21, 2004 Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne SpaceShipOnes patch The Scaled Composites Model 316 SpaceShipOne is an experimental air-launched suborbital spaceplane that uses a hybrid rocket motor. ...

Defunct space agencies

Soviet Union

See Soviet space program. Soviet Soyuz rockets like the one pictured above were the first reliable means to transport objects into Earth orbit. ...

Richest space agencies

Country	Agency	Budget
United States	NASA	$16 billion
Europe	ESA (European Space Agency)	$4.0 billion
France	CNES (French space agency)	$2.38 billion
Japan	JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)	$2.0 billion
Russia	RKA (Russian Federal Space Agency)	$1.4 billion
Germany	DLR (German Aerospace Center)	$1.180 billion
Italy	ASI (Italian Space Agency)	$978 million
India	ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization)	$815 million
People's Republic of China	CNSA (Chinese National Space Administration)	$500 million
United Kingdom	BNSC (British National Space Centre)	$414 million [2]
Canada	CSA (Canadian Space Agency)	$321 million
Ukraine	NSAU (National Space Agency of Ukraine)	$250-300 million
Belgium	Belgian science policy and space policy	$230 million
Spain	CDTI (Spanish space agency	$175 million
Netherlands	SRON (Netherlands Institute for Space Research)	$160 million
South Korea	KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)	$150 million
Switzerland	SSO (Swiss Space Office)	$110 million
Sweden	SNSB (Swedish National Space Board)	$100 million
Brazil	AEB (Brazilian Space Agency)	$100 million

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See also

External links

• Space Law Blog
• Space Agencies Worldwide by UN HDI

• Space Science, In Persian Language [دانش فضايي]

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