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16 entries.
United States · est. 1958
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the civilian space agency of the United States, responsible for the nation's civil space program, aeronautics research, and space science.
Europe (intergovernmental) · est. 1975
The European Space Agency is an intergovernmental organisation of member states dedicated to the exploration of space, coordinating European space missions and launchers.
Russia · est. 1992
Roscosmos is the state corporation responsible for Russia's space activities, the successor to the Soviet space program.
Japan · est. 2003
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is Japan's national space agency, formed in 2003 from the merger of three predecessor organisations.
India · est. 1969
The Indian Space Research Organisation is the national space agency of India, known for cost-effective launch vehicles and planetary missions.
China · est. 1993
The China National Space Administration oversees the civil space program of the People's Republic of China, including lunar and planetary exploration and crewed spaceflight.
Canada · est. 1989
The Canadian Space Agency coordinates Canada's space programs, including robotics contributions such as the Canadarm and Canadarm2.
Germany · est. 1969
The German Aerospace Center is the national centre for aerospace, energy, and transportation research of Germany, and the country's space agency.
France · est. 1961
The Centre National d'Études Spatiales is the French government space agency, a major contributor to ESA programmes and operator of the Guiana Space Centre.
Italy · est. 1988
The Agenzia Spaziale Italiana is Italy's national space agency, a significant contributor to ESA and to international planetary science missions.
United Kingdom · est. 2010
The UK Space Agency is the executive agency responsible for the United Kingdom's civil space programme and its participation in ESA.
South Korea · est. 1989
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute is South Korea's aerospace research organisation, developer of the Nuri (KSLV-II) launch vehicle and the Danuri lunar orbiter.
Brazil · est. 1994
The Agência Espacial Brasileira is the civilian agency responsible for Brazil's space programme.
United Arab Emirates · est. 2014
The UAE Space Agency oversees the United Arab Emirates' space sector, including the Emirates Mars Mission (Hope) orbiter.
United States · est. 2000
Blue Origin is an American commercial aerospace company developing reusable launch vehicles, including the suborbital New Shepard and the orbital New Glenn.
United States / New Zealand · est. 2006
Rocket Lab is a commercial launch and space-systems company best known for the small-lift Electron rocket.