Agencies
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China National Space Administration (CNSA)The national space agency of the People’s Republic of China. It oversees the Shenzhou program, the Chang’e lunar probes and the Tiangong space station.open article →
European Space Agency (ESA)An intergovernmental European space agency founded in 1975, today uniting 22 member states. It operates the Ariane launchers, probes to planets and comets, and the European modules of the ISS.open article →
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)The United States' civilian space agency, founded in 1958 in response to the Soviet Sputnik. It oversaw the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs.open article →
OKB-1 / Soviet space program (today Roscosmos)The OKB-1 design bureau, led by Sergei Korolev, was behind the R-7 launcher, Sputnik, Vostok, and Soyuz. Predecessor of today's Roscosmos agency.open article →
SpaceXA private American company founded by Elon Musk. It was the first private company whose launch vehicle reached orbit (2008) and whose spacecraft docked with the ISS (2012) and carried a crew (2020).open article →