Space Research Agencies and Organizations

NASA Headquarters - http://www.hq.nasa.gov/hq/centers.html
Lists all NASA centers

Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) - http://www.lpi.usra.edu
a NASA-funded institute in Houston, Texas, devoted to studying the solar system and sharing the excitement of space exploration with the public.

Center for Advanced Space Studies (CASS) - http://www.lpi.usra.edu/CASS_home.html
A major research and conference facility built by Universities Space Research Association (USRA) in 1991 in Houston, Texas.

Division of Space Life Sciences - http://www.dsls.usra.edu/
Visiting scientists, research staffers, consultants, and subcontracts with major universities and medical centers facilitate human space exploration by providing biomedical research expertise. Based at the Center for Advanced Space Studies in Houston, Texas.

Italian Space Agency (ASI) - http://www.asi.it/
Information on the Italian government's space activities and its participation in the European Space Agency programs. [The English pages are not always working]

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - http://www.noaa.gov/satellites.html
Provides extensive resources on weather, oceanography and related satellite services by the government in USA.

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) - http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html
Project overviews, space policies and news from the Japanese space Agency formed in 2003 by regrouping a number of research institutions.

Canadian Space Agency (CSA) - http://www.space.gc.ca/
Updated information on satellite, manned space flight projects, Earth observation and other peaceful application of space technology by the Canadian government.

EUROPA - Space - http://europa.eu.int/comm/space/index_en.html
The European Union's space policies and strategies. Includes updated news and white papers by the European Commission.

European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) - http://www.eumetsat.de/
Provides overview of the agency and its activities, projects and events.

British National Space Centre (BNSC) - http://www.bnsc.gov.uk/
Updated information on international and national space projects where the United Kingdoms participate.

Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) - http://www.oosa.unvienna.org/COPUOS/copuos.html
Resource on Space Law and a register of objects and space debris launched into Outer Space by an office of the United Nations.

National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) - http://www.nasda.go.jp/index_e.html
Updated information on Japan's involvement in the International Space Station, launch vehicle developments, satellites, space research and international space cooperation.

China National Space Administration (CNSA) - http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/main_e.asp
Provides overview of national space programs. Includes news, events, policy documents and official reports.

French Space Agency - Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) -http://www.cnes.fr
Resource with updated and extensive information on space missions, general space science, launches and events in the national French space programs.

Swedish National Space Board (SNSB) - http://www.snsb.se/dyn_aktuellt.asp?languageId=2
Summaries of the main national space projects and links to detailed activity information.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) - http://www.isro.org
Provides details of spacecraft, launchers, facilities, space science activities, and links to related Indian government bodies.

FAA - Commercial Space Transportation - http://ast.faa.gov/
Updated licensing information, reports and launch data of this regulatory body that issues launch operator's licenses for commercial launches of orbital rockets in USA.

Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE) - http://www.inpe.br/english/index.htm
Provides an overview of government space activities.

Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC) - http://www.apscc.or.kr/
Newsletters, activities and overview of a governmental organization promoting satellite communications for the Asia-Pacific region.

Space Research Organization Netherlands (SRON) - http://www.sron.nl/
National center for the development and exploitation of satellite instruments in astrophysics and earth system science in the Netherlands.

Norwegian Space Centre - http://www.spacecentre.no/
Information on space policies, projects and government plans, and on Norway's participation in the European Space Agency.

Swiss Space Office (SSO) - http://www.sso.admin.ch/
News, events and project summaries of national space exploration. Includes details of collaboration in the European Space Agency and other international cooperations.

The Austrian Space Agency - http://www.asaspace.at/
Provides overview of national space activities and Austria's participation in ESA (the European Space Agency), news, events and space summer-school.

Indian National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) - http://www.nrsa.gov.in/
Government organization providing overview of space projects, including science pages and events.

National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing - http://pnt.gov/
Provides news and facts from the U.S. government board that manages the Global Position System (GPS).

German National Aerospace Agency (DLR) - http://www.dlr.de/DLR-Homepage
Resource with updated details on national space projects and related scientific research. [Access to the English pages requires cookies]

Spanish Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI) - http://www.cdti.es/webCDTI/ing/index.html
Providing an overview of space activities and international space collaboration of the Spanish government.

Cooperative Research Centre for Satellite Systems (CRCSS) - http://www.crcss.csiro.au
Provides updated information on Australian governmental space projects and events.

Argentine Association for Space Technology - http://www.aate.org/index_us.html
Provides summary of the space agency's activities with links to more detailed information in Spanish.

TsNIIMash - http://www.tsniimash.ru/TSNIIMASH-eng.htm
Comprehensive project and technical documents on rocket and spacecraft technology, by a major institute of the Russian government.

The Polish Space Research Centre - http://www.cbk.waw.pl/strony/ramy/english/inen.html
Provides overview of national space projects, policy and documentation.

National Commission on Space Activities (CONEA) - http://www.conae.gov.ar/eng/principal.html
Updated news and project information from the Argentine government's space commission.

Aerospace States Association (ASA) - http://www.aerospacestates.us/
Provides details on events, grants and projects of this scientific and educational organization in USA with delegates from over forty states.

Space Enterprise Council - http://www.uschamber.org/Space/default.htm
Provides commercial space policy news and events on commercial space industry in USA. Part of the Chamber of Commerce.

Netherlands Agency for Aerospace Programmes (NIVR) - http://www.nivr.nl/afyframe.asp?layoutid=frameslayout&lng=EN
Provides overview of the Dutch government's space policy implementing agency.

Finnish National Technology Agency (TEKES) - http://www.tekes.fi/eng/interests/interests.asp?aihe=Avaruus&eng=Space
Overview of Finnish space activities, updated status of space projects and government participation in the European Space Agency's programs.

Encyclopedia Astronautica - http://www.astronautix.com
Comprehensive resource providing articles on most space technology subjects and space flight history.

NASA Skywatch Sightings Calculator - http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/
A Java applet that will calculate when spacecraft will be visible in the night sky over the viewer's own location.

Russian Space Web - http://www.russianspaceweb.com/
News and history of the Russian space program by Anatoly Zak, a journalist.

European Space Industry Directory - http://www.esidirectory.org
ESID is an ESA database of more than 400 space companies and 1000 products.

John Hopkins University - http://sd-www.jhuapl.edu/
Developer of a range of spacecraft and scientific payloads providing project overviews, scientific and engineering articles.

BBC - Space - http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/index.shtml
Features a variety of resources for space exploration and introduction to space flight. Includes many interactive and 3D animated views.

Space and Astronomy Reference Links - http://www.refdesk.com/space.html
Provides a space and astronomy related directory.

Space Projects and Info - http://www.aerospaceguide.net/
Offers a collection of popularized material on space projects and astronomy. Includes forums and merchandising.

Usenet space archive - http://yarchive.net/space/index.html
Large collection of google group postings on all aspects of space exploration and development.

Space Travel and Exploration - http://www.spacehike.com/
News, information, and resources about space exploration for the armchair space traveler.

Jump from Space. - http://www.tolboev.ru/
Features a Russian project to sky-jump from space (over 40km altitude). Includes background of the project initiator, Mogamed Tolboev.

FAST - http://fly.hiwaay.net/~hal5/space-links.shtml
Provides directory with validated and graphics-free entries, compiled the National Space Society, USA.

Launchdate - http://www.launchdate.com/
Offers an updated list of coming launches, information about ionizing radiation and related resource links.

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