Space Agencies
National and intergovernmental space agencies and providers.
16 entries.
NASA
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.
ESA
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.
Roscosmos
Russia · est. 1992
Roscosmos is the state corporation responsible for Russia's space activities, the successor to the Soviet space program.
JAXA
Japan · est. 2003
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is Japan's national space agency, formed in 2003 from the merger of three predecessor organisations.
ISRO
India · est. 1969
The Indian Space Research Organisation is the national space agency of India, known for cost-effective launch vehicles and planetary missions.
CNSA
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.
CSA
Canada · est. 1989
The Canadian Space Agency coordinates Canada's space programs, including robotics contributions such as the Canadarm and Canadarm2.
DLR (German Aerospace Center)
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.
CNES (French 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.
ASI (Italian Space Agency)
Italy · est. 1988
The Agenzia Spaziale Italiana is Italy's national space agency, a significant contributor to ESA and to international planetary science missions.
UK Space Agency
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.
KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
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.
AEB (Brazilian Space Agency)
Brazil · est. 1994
The Agência Espacial Brasileira is the civilian agency responsible for Brazil's space programme.
UAE Space Agency
United Arab Emirates · est. 2014
The UAE Space Agency oversees the United Arab Emirates' space sector, including the Emirates Mars Mission (Hope) orbiter.
Blue Origin
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.
Rocket Lab
United States / New Zealand · est. 2006
Rocket Lab is a commercial launch and space-systems company best known for the small-lift Electron rocket.