Top 10 space research organisations in the world
10 International Space University
France International Space university or IISC is a non-profit interdisciplinary University established in 1987
they offer best training in aerospace with groundbreaking facilities some of the notable projects include
mars analogue path
autonomous Lunar transport vehicle exploration of Mars from martian orbit etc.
9 space science and engineering Centre space science and engineering Centre SSEC
is research centre that mainly focuses on geophysical research and atmospheric concentration and variability
it is an integral part of University of Wisconsin Madison Graduate School
major programs include
atmospheric studies of earth and other planet space machine hardware development and fabrication Data access interactive computing and image processing
8. space studies Institute California
it is a non-profit organisation found in 1977 by Gerard o'neill from Princeton University their mission is to open the energy and material resources of space for human benefits notable project include
lunar sodium search
Mass driver simulation
lunar mining simulations etc
7 space x
space X is the first successful private company founded by Elon Musk in 2002
the company has recently gained a lot of popularity because of its low cost rocket launch their primary aim is to reduce space transportation cost and enable colonization of Mars achievements include
first successful reuse of an orbital rocket Falcon 9
first propulsive landing for an orbital rocket and also they are the first private company to send spacecraft to ISS
6. China National space administration
China National space administration or CNSA was established in 1983 and is headquartered in Beijing
CNSA is responsible for development and planning of space related activities in China major projects include
double star mission
Kuafu mission satellite
space based ASAT system etc
5. Indian Space Research Organisation
ISRO is an Indian government space agency it was established in 1969 and holds the world record of launching 104 satellites in a single rocket PSLV C37
also ISRO was successful in sending spacecraft to marti orbit on the very first attempt for a total expenditure as low as 75 million dollars making it most cost-effective Mars mission ever
other achievements include Chandrayaan I which is a moon mission for data exploration
4. Japan Aerospace exploration agency
Japan Aerospace Exploration agency was established in 2003 and is headquartered in Chofu Tokyo it is responsible for technology development, research works, launching satellites etc some of the notable missions include lunar exploration
solar sail research
Small body exploration called Hayabusa etc
3. European space agency
ESA was established in 1975 and it is an intergovernmental organisation under 20 European states It has more than 2000 employees and has an annual budget of 5 billion dollars notable accomplishments include COROT Space Telescope
Mars Express which is a space probe sent to Mars
likewise Venus Express
Artemis which is the most advanced telecommunications satellite
XMM Newton which is an x-ray observatory satellite etc
2. Russian Federal space agency
Russian Federal space agency or roscosmos for short is a Russian government space research agency established in 1992 with an overall budget of 5.6 billion dollars
some of the major projects are returned to the moon
return to Venus
Angara launcher
Mars simulation etc.
ISRO RLV TD Reusable Launch Vehicle TD
India’s first solar mission Aditya-L1 to unravel many mysteries
some of the current missions include FOBOS which is a Mars mission
Luna which is a moon orbiter and Verena which is a venus launcher
also, the world's first satellite Sputnik was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957 starting the space age in human history finally
The number one NASA
Goddard Institute of space studies National Aeronautics and Space Administration is United State's space agency established in 1958
World's most space research exploration efforts have been held by NASA including Skylab, project Apollo, project Gemini, project Mercury etc
the major projects that NASA is currently working on is
Mars Exploration Rover
Ulysses is designed to study Sun Galileo probe to study Jupiter and its moon etc.
So those were the top 10 space research organisations in the world do let us know what do you think about this list in the comment
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