Space Agency: List of Top 10 Space Research Organisation
As of 2020, 72 different government space agency are in existence; 14 of those have launch capability.
Six government space agencies—the China National Space Administration (CNSA), the European Space Agency (ESA), the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Russian Federal Space Agency (RFSA or Roscosmos)—have full launch capabilities; these include the ability to launch and recover multiple satellites, deploy cryogenic rocket engines and operate space probes.
List of Top 10 Space Agency in the World 2020
1.) NASA (National Aeronautics And Space Administration) Space Agency
Key Description:
Headquarters: Two Independence Square, Washington, D.C., United States
Preceding agency: NACA (1915–1958)
Founder: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Founded: 1 October 1958, United States
Administered by: Jim Bridenstine
Subsidiaries: NASA, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Official Website: www.nasa.gov
Type: Space agency
Jurisdiction: US Federal Government
Motto: For the Benefit of All
Employees: 17,373 (2020)
Annual Budget: Increase US$22.629 billion (2020)
Agency Executives: Jim Bridenstine, Administrator, James, Morhard, Deputy Administrator, Jeff DeWit, Chief Financial Officer
Social Network: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr
2.) ESA (European Space Agency) Space Agency
Key Description:
Headquarters: Paris, Île-de-France, France
Budget: €6.68 billion; (~US$7.43 billion) (2020)
Founded: 30 May 1975, Europe
CEO: Johann-Dietrich Wörner (1 Jul 2015–)
Primary spaceport: Guiana Space Centre
Founders: Italy, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark
Official Website: www.esa.int
Social Network: YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
3.) Roscosmos Space Agency
Key Description of MOSCOW Space Agency:
Budget: 176 billion rubles (2020) ($2.77 billion)
Headquarters Location: Moscow, Russia
Parent organisation: The Russian Federation government
Founded: 25 February 1992
Abbreviation: ROSCOSMOS
Subsidiaries: Progress Rocket Space Centre
Official Website: www.roscosmos.ru
Social Network: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
4.) China National Space Administration or CNSA
Key Description:
Budget: ~ US$ 11 Billion (2018 est.)
Founded: 22 April 1993
Headquarters: Haidian District, Beijing, China
Administrator: Zhang Kejian
Parent Organisation: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
Abbreviation: CNSA
Official Website: www.cnsa.gov.cn
5.) JAXA or Japanese Aerospace Xploration Agency
Key Description:
Headquarters: Chofu, Tokyo, Japan
Annual Budget: 18,270 crores JPY ($1.71 billion, 2017)
Parent Organisation: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Founded: 1 October 2003
Motto: One JAXA
Administrator: Hiroshi Yamakawa
Official Website: Japan Aerospace Agencies
Social Network: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram
6.) ISRO or Indian Space Research Organization
Key Description of ISRO:
Abbreviation: ISRO
Founder: Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai
Director: Kailasavadivoo Sivan
Formation: 15 August 1969
Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Subsidiary: Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
Administrator: K. Sivan (Chairman)
Primary spaceport: Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC/SHAR), Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)
Parent organisation: Department of Space
Budget: Increase ₹13,479.47 crore (US$1.9 billion)
Staff: 17,222 as of 2020
Social Network: Facebook, Twitter
Official Website: www.isro.gov.in
7.) SpaceX
Key Description:
Trade name: SpaceX
Type: Private
Industry: Aerospace
Founded: May 6, 2002
Headquarters: Hawthorne, California, U.S.
Key people: Elon Musk (founder, CEO, and CTO)
Gwynne Shotwell (President and COO)
Products: Several launch vehicles, Several rocket engines
Dragon capsules, Starship (in development), Starlink, ASDS landing platforms
Services: Orbital rocket launch
Owner: Elon Musk Trust (54% equity; 78% voting control)
Number of employees: 8,000 (November 2019)
Website: www.space.com