List of government space agencies
This is a list of government agencies engaged in activities related to outer space and space exploration.
The name given is the English version, with the native language version below. The acronym given is the most common acronym: this can either be the acronym of the English version (e.g. JAXA), or the acronym in the native language. Where there are multiple acronyms in common use, the English one is given first.
The date of the founding of the space agency is the date of first operations where possible. If the space agency is no longer running, then the date when it was terminated (i.e. the last day of operations) is given. A link to the Agency's primary website is also given.
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The capabilities of the space agencies are color-coded as follows:
List of space agencies capable of conducting basic space activities
List of space agencies capable of conducting intermediate space activities
Space agency | Country | Founded | Terminated | Capabilities of the space agency | Ref(s) | ||||
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Name | Acronym | Launch capable | Multiple Satellites Launch capable | Operates Extraterrestrial Probe | Recoverable Satellites capable | ||||
China National Space Administration (Chinese: 中华人民共和国国家航天局) |
CNSA | ![]() |
22 April 1993 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | [8] |
European Space Agency (French: Agence spatiale européenne) (German: Europäische Weltraumorganisation) |
ESA ASE EWO |
31 May 1975 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | [14][15] | |
Iranian Space Agency (Persian: سازمان فضایی ایران) |
ISA | ![]() |
2004 | — | Yes | No | No | No | [citation needed] |
Israeli Space Agency (Hebrew: סוכנות החלל הישראלית) (Arabic: وكالة الفضاء الإسرائيلية) |
ISA סל"ה |
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April 1983 | — | Yes | No | No | No | [citation needed] |
Indian Space Research Organization (Hindi: भारतीय अंतरिक्ष अनुसंधान संगठन) |
ISRO इसरो |
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15 August 1969 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | [31] |
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Japanese: 宇宙航空研究開発機構) |
JAXA | ![]() |
1 October 2003 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | [17] |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA | ![]() |
1 October 1958 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | [20] |
French: Centre National d’Études Spatiales (National Center of Space Research) |
CNES | ![]() |
19 December 1961 | — | Yes | No | No | No | [22] |
Ukrainian: Національне космічне агентство України (Russian: Национальное космическое агентство Украины) (National Space Agency of Ukraine) |
НКАУ НКАУ NSAU |
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2 March 1992 | — | Yes | Yes | No | No | [citation needed] |
Russian: Федеральное космическое агентство (Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos)) |
РФКА RFSA |
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ca. 1992 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | [citation needed] |
Soviet space program (Russian: Советская космическая программа) |
СССР | ![]() |
ca. 1955 | ca. 1991 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | [citation needed] |
List of space agencies capable of conducting advanced space activities
Space agency | Country | Founded | Terminated | Capabilities of the space agency | Ref(s) | ||||
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Name | Acronym | Manned Spaceflight capable | Spacewalk capable | Space Rendezvous and Docking capable | Operates Space Station | ||||
China National Space Administration (Chinese: 中华人民共和国国家航天局) |
CNSA | ![]() |
22 April 1993 | — | Yes | Yes | No | No | [8] |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA | ![]() |
1 October 1958 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | [20] |
Russian: Федеральное космическое агентство (Russian Federal Space Agency) |
РФКА (Roscosmos) RFSA |
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ca. 1992 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | [citation needed] |
Russian: Советская космическая программа (Soviet space program) |
СССР | ![]() |
ca. 1955 | ca. 1991 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | [citation needed] |
List of space agencies capable of conducting most advanced space activities
Space agency | Country | Founded | Terminated | Capabilities of the space agency | Ref(s) | ||||
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Name | Acronym | Unmanned Moon Landing capable | Circumlunar Manned Spaceflight capable | Manned Moon Landing capable | Operates Moon Base | ||||
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA | ![]() |
1 October 1958 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | [20] |
Russian: Советская космическая программа (Soviet space program) |
СССР | ![]() |
ca. 1955 | ca. 1991 | Yes | No | No | No | [citation needed] |
World maps
Manned Extraterrestrial Exploration Operates Space Station | Manned Space Flight Operates Extraterrestrial Probes |
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Manned Space Flight capable countries
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Countries with Extraterrestrial Probes
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Space Launch capable countries
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Countries with Sounding Rockets
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Satellite operating countries
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Countries with Astronauts
Expected future space agencies
Space agency | Country | Possible expected date of foundation | Current status | Ref(s) | |
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Name | Acronym | ||||
Spanish: Agencia Espacial Mexicana (Mexican Space Agency) |
AEXA | ![]() |
2009 | Pending confirmation vote in the Chamber of Deputies and an eventual proclamation by the President. | [32] |
South African National Space Agency | SANSA | ![]() |
2009 | Bill signed by the President | [33] |
Vietnam Space Commission | VNSC | ![]() |
— | — | [34] |
Highest budget space agencies
The budgets listed are the official budgets from the different space agencies' homepages. Note that the Chinese budget of $500 million is from official figures by Luo Ge, vice administrator of the China National Space Administration. The budget is not normalized to the expenses of space research in each country/region, i.e. higher budget does not mean more activity or better performance in space exploration.
Country | Agency | Budget (USD) |
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NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) | $18 100 million |
esa | ESA (European Space Agency) | $13 000 million |
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CNES (French Space Agency) | $2 490 million |
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RKA (Russian Federal Space Agency) | $2 215 million |
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JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) | $2 100 million |
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DLR (German Aerospace Center) | $1 750 million |
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ASI (Italian Space Agency) | $1 550 million |
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ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) | $1 300 million |
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CNSA (China National Space Administration) | $500 million |
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BNSC (British National Space Centre) | $414 million |
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ISA (Iranian Space Agency) | $400 million |
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CSA (Canadian Space Agency) | $321 million |
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AEB (Brazilian Space Agency) | $294 million |
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NSAU (National Space Agency of Ukraine) | $250 million |
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BISA (Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy) | $230 million |
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INTA (Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial) | $175 million |
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SRON (Netherlands Institute for Space Research) | $160 million |
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KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) | $150 million |
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SSO (Swiss Space Office) | $110 million |
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SNSB (Swedish National Space Board) | $100 million |
Template:Country data World Entire World | All space agencies (Total of listed budgets) | $44 400 million |
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