Institution type
Space Agency
A national or multinational government body that funds, directs, and carries out a country's space program — from human spaceflight and robotic exploration to Earth observation and launch. NASA, ESA, JAXA, ISRO, Roscosmos, and CNSA are the largest.
In brief
A government body that runs a national or multinational space program.
Institutions of this type
- AEB (Brazilian Space Agency)
- ASI (Italian Space Agency)
- Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
- CNES (French Space Agency)
- CNSA (China National Space Administration)
- DLR (German Aerospace Center)
- ESA
- ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
- JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
- KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
- NASA
- Roscosmos
- UAE Space Agency
- UK Space Agency
Knowledge connections
- Group includesNASA
- Group includesESA
- Group includesJAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
- Group includesISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
- Group includesCNSA (China National Space Administration)
- Group includesRoscosmos
- Group includesCanadian Space Agency (CSA)
- Group includesDLR (German Aerospace Center)
- Group includesCNES (French Space Agency)
- Group includesASI (Italian Space Agency)
- Group includesUK Space Agency
- Group includesKARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
- Group includesAEB (Brazilian Space Agency)
- Group includesUAE Space Agency
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.