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World Space Agencies

World space agencies are organizations established by national governments to oversee space development and research. Major agencies include NASA (United States), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), Roscosmos (Russia), ISRO (India), and CNSA (China). These agencies lead humanity's space exploration through satellite launches, human spaceflight, planetary exploration, and international cooperation.

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code slug name description country establishedYear fullName headquarters
01 nasa NASA The world's largest space agency. United States of America 1958 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington, D.C.
02 cnsa CNSA China's space agency. China 1993 China National Space Administration Beijing
03 esa ESA Europe's cooperative space agency. Europe (23 member states) 1975 European Space Agency Paris
04 roscosmos Roscosmos Successor to the Soviet space program. Russia 1992 Russian Federal Space Agency Moscow
05 isro ISRO India's space agency. India 1969 Indian Space Research Organisation Bengaluru
06 jaxa JAXA Japan's space agency. Japan 2003 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Chofu, Tokyo
07 csa CSA Canada's space agency. Canada 1989 Canadian Space Agency Longueuil, Quebec
08 dlr DLR Germany's aerospace research center. Germany 1997 German Aerospace Center Cologne
09 cnes CNES France's space agency. France 1961 Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales Paris
10 asi ASI Italy's space agency. Italy 1988 Agenzia Spaziale Italiana Rome

A list of space agencies from around the world.