Space may be the final frontier, but you can’t build world-class space programs in a Hollywood basement. This takes time, dedication, money and experience.
The exploration of space has been one of humanity’s greatest achievements, and this ability to boldly go where no man has gone before would be impossible without the collective contributions of so many people in so many countries.
Each country listed has its own space agency, and each agency plays a mission-critical role in reaching the greater goal of human advancement in technology, science and the continued exploration of the cosmos.
Mission Control has confirmed that we are “Go!” to blast off on our space voyage to find the best space agencies on Earth!
List of Major Space Programs Around The World, by Country
- United States – National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- China – China National Space Administration (CNSA)
- Japan – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
- Germany – European Space Agency (ESA)
- United Kingdom – British National Space Centre (BNSC)
- France – French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES)
- India – Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
- Italy – Italian Space Agency (ASI)
- Brazil – Brazilian Space Agency (AEB)
- Canada – Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
- Russia – Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos)
- South Korea – Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
- Australia – Australian Space Agency (ASA)
- Spain – Spanish National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA)
- Mexico – Mexican Space Agency (AEM)
- Turkey – Turkish Space Agency (TUA)
- Indonesia – Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN)
- Argentina – Argentine National Commission on Space Activities (CONAE)
- Sweden – Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA)
- Iran – Iranian Space Agency (ISA)
- Belgium – Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB)
- Norway – Norwegian Space Centre (NSC)
- Switzerland – Swiss Space Office (SSO)
- Ukraine – Ukrainian Space Agency (UkSA)
- Denmark – Danish National Space Center (DNSC)
- Austria – Austrian Space Forum (OeWF)
- Hungary – Hungarian Space Office (HSO)
- Portugal – Portuguese Space Agency (Portugal Space)
- Czech Republic – Czech Space Office (CSO)
- Poland – Polish Space Agency (POLSA)
- Luxembourg – Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA)
- South Africa – South African National Space Agency (SANSA)
- Israel – Israeli Space Agency (ISA)
