Pillow Astronaut - Map of Worldwide Space Agencies |
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Listings of all government space agencies across planet Earth |
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| N A S A F A C I L I T I E S | E S A F A C I L I T I E S | J A X A F A C I L I T I E S |
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following are all the NASA space, research, assembly or manufacturing centers in the United States. |
Member nations of the European Space Agency (ESA). | Centers of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. |
| ALABAMA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) |
AUSTRIA Österreichisches Weltraumprogramm |
AICHI Nagoya JAXA Office |
| CALIFORNIA - Northern Joseph S. Ames Research Center (ARC) |
BELGIUM Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid en het Belgisch |
AKITA Noshiro Testing Center (NTC) |
| CALIFORNIA - Northern Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center (DRFC) |
BRITAIN / UNITED
KINGDOM UK Space Agency Business, Innovation & Skills Dept (BIS) |
CHIBA Katsuura Tracking & Communication Station (KTCS) |
| CALIFORNIA - Southern Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) |
CZECH REPUBLIC Ceská Rada pro Kosmické Aktivity (CRKA) |
CHICHIJIMA ISLAND Ogasawara Downrange Station |
| CALIFORNIA - Southern Vandenberg Air Force Base (KSC) |
DENMARK Danish Space Research Institute (DSRI) |
HOKKAIDO Taiki Aerospace Research Field |
| FLORIDA John F. Kennedy Space Center (JSC) |
FINLAND Euroopan Avaruusjärjestö |
IBARAKI Tsukuba Space Center (TKSC) |
| LOUISIANA Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) - (MSFC) |
FRANCE Centre d'Études et de Recherches de Toulouse (CERT) |
INTL – FRANCE JAXA Paris Office (Liaison to the ESA) |
| MARYLAND Robert H. Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) |
FRANCE Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) |
INTL – THAILAND JAXA Bangkok Office (Remote Sensing) |
| MISSISSIPPI John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC) |
FRENCH GUIANA - South
America Centre Spatial Guyanais (ESA Space Port) |
INTL - UNITED STATES JAXA Houston, TX Office (Liaison to JSC) |
| MISSISSIPPI NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) |
GERMANY - ESA
Mission Control European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) |
INTL - UNITED STATES JAXA Washington DC Office (Liaison to NASA HQ) |
| NEW
MEXICO White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) - (JSC) |
GERMANY
"ESA Training Grounds" European Astronaut Corps Centre (EAC) |
KAGOSHIMA Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) |
| NEW
YORK Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) |
GERMANY Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luft & Raumfahrt (DLR) |
KIMOTSUKI Uchinoura Space Center (USC) |
| OHIO John H. Glenn Research Center (GRC) |
GREECE - National
Observatory of Athens Inst. for Space Applications & Remote Sensing (ISARS) |
KANAGAWA Sagamihara JAXA Campus |
| OHIO Glenn Center Plum Brook Station (GRC) |
IRELAND Enterprise Ireland ESA Branch |
MIYAGI Kakuda Space Center (KSPC) |
| OHIO Cleveland Clinic Center for Space Medicine (GRC) |
ITALY Agenzia Spaziale Italiana HQ (ASI) |
NAGANO Usuda Deep Space Center (UDSC) |
| TEXAS Univ of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (JSC) |
LUXEMBOURG National Agency of Innovation and Research |
OKINAWA (Kunigami) Okinawa Tracking & Communication Station |
| TEXAS Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) |
NETHERLANDS (HOLLAND)
: ESA Main Hub European Space Research & Tech Centre (ESTEC) |
OSAKA Kansai Satellite Office |
| VIRGINIA Langley Research Center (LaRC) |
NETHERLANDS (HOLLAND) National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) |
SAITAMA Earth Observation Center (EOC) |
| VIRGINIA Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) - (GSFC) |
NETHERLANDS (HOLLAND) Space Research Organization Netherlands (SRON) |
TANEGASHIMA Masuda Tracking & Communication Station |
| WASHINGTON
D.C. NASA Headquarters |
NORWAY Norwegian Space Centre (NSC) |
TOKYO (Chofu) JAXA Headquarters |
| WEST
VIRGINIA Independent Verification & Validation Facility (IV&V) |
POLAND (Warsaw) Centrum Badań Kosmicznych |
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| PORTUGAL Agência Espacial Europeia |
C N S A F A C I L I T I E S | |
| N A S A D S N C O M M | ROMANIA
(Bucharest) Agentia Spatiala Româna |
Sites of the China National Space Administration. |
| All
NASA Deep Space Network Communications Complexes around the globe. |
SPAIN European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) |
CHINA: ANHUI (Xuancheng) Guangde Launch Site aka Base 603 |
| AUSTRALIA (Australian Capital Territory
- ACT) Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex (CDSCC) |
SPAIN Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA) |
CHINA: BEIJING VLBI Site: Deep Space Tracking Network #1 |
| USA - CALIFORNIA (Goldstone,
Mojave Desert) Goldstone Deep Space Communication Complex (GDSCC) |
SWEDEN Swedish Institute of Space |
CHINA: BEIJING (Hai Dian Qu) Beijing Space City |
| SPAIN (Robledo de
Chavela, Madrid) Madrid Deep Space Communication Complex (MDSCC) |
SWEDEN Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) |
CHINA: BEIJING (Hai Dian Qu) Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Center (BACCC) |
| SWITZERLAND Swiss Space Office (SSO) |
CHINA: FUJIAN (Xiamen) Xiamen Tracking & Control Station |
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| C S A F A C I L I T I E S | CHINA: GANSU (Jiuquan) Jiuquan Satellite Launch Ctr (JSLC) & Dongfeng Space City |
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| Centers
of the Canadian Space Agency or Agence Spatiale Canadienne. |
E U R O P E M I S C | CHINA: GUANDONG (Foshan) Nanhai Tracking & Control Station |
| QUEBEC (Saint-Hubert) John Chapman Space Centre (CSA HQ) |
Space
agencies in Europe, independent of the ESA collective. |
CHINA: GUIZHOU (Zunyi) Guizhou Aerospace Industrial Park aka Base 061 |
| ONTARIO (Ottawa) David Florida Laboratory (DFL) |
BULGARIA (Sofia) Bulgarian Space Agency |
CHINA: HAINAN (Wen Chang Shi) Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSLC) |
| ONTARIO (Ottawa) CSA Liaison Office |
CROATIA (Zagreb) Hrvatska svemirska agencija |
CHINA: HEILONGJIANG (Jiamusi) Jiamusi Tracking & Control Station |
| HUNGARY
(Budapest) Magyar Ürkutatasi Iroda |
CHINA: JIANXI (Jiujiang) Lushan Tracking & Control Station |
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| I S R O F A C I L I T I E S | TURKEY (Ankara) Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu |
CHINA: JILIN (Changchun) Changchun Tracking & Control Station |
| Sites of the Indian Space Research Organization. | CHINA: SHAANXI (Weinan) Xian Satellite Monitor Ctr (XSCC) & Weinan Tracking Station |
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| ANDHRA PRADESH (Hyderabad) Department of Space, Govt of India |
R F S A F A C I L I T I E S | CHINA: SHAANXI (Xi'an) Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC) |
| ANDHRA PRADESH (Sriharikota) Satish Dhawan Space Ctr & Launch Complex (SDSC) |
Centers
of the Russian Federal Space Agency, previously the Soviet Space Program. |
CHINA: SHANDONG (Weihai) Qingdao Tracking & Control Station |
| ANDHRA PRADESH (Tirupati) National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL) |
GEORGIA: Tbilisi SartyChaly (NIP-11) |
CHINA: SHANDONG (Yantai) Yantai Space City |
| GUJARAT (Ahmedabad) Space Applications Centre |
KAZAKHSTAN: Tyuratam Baikonur Cosmodrome |
CHINA: SHANGHAI (Baoshan) Shanghai Space City |
| KARNATAKA (Bangalore) Space Commission Headquarters |
MOLDAVIA: Dunaevsky Dnestrovsc Ground Control Station |
CHINA: SHANGHAI (Jing An
Qu) Nanhui Launch Site |
| KARNATAKA (Hassan) Master Control Facility (MCF) |
RUSSIA: Amur Oblast Svobodny Rocket Launch Site |
CHINA: SHANGHAI (Xuhui) VLBI Site: Deep Space Tracking Network #2 |
| KERALA (Thiruvananthapuram) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) |
RUSSIA: Amur Oblast Vostochny Cosmodrome (Under Construction) |
CHINA: SICHUAN (Liangshan) Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) |
| KERALA (Thiruvananthapuram) Inertial Systems Unit (IISU) |
RUSSIA: Arkhangelsk Oblast Sary-Shagan Command, Launch & Test Site (NIP-3) |
CHINA: XINJIANG (Hetian) Hetian Tracking & Control Station |
| KERALA (Thiruvananthapuram) Liquid Propulsion System Centre (LPSC) |
RUSSIA: Arkhangel'skaya Oblast Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
CHINA: XINJIANG (Urumuqi) Tianshan Tracking & Control Station |
| MADHYA PRADESH (Bhopal) Master Control Facility (MCF) |
RUSSIA: Astrakhan Oblast Kapustin Yar Rocket Launch Site |
CHINA: XINJIANG (Urumqi) VLBI Site: Deep Space Tracking Network #3 |
| MAHARASHTRA (Nagpur) Regional Remote Sensing Centre |
RUSSIA: Buryatia Republic Ulan-Ude, Nizhnie Taltsy (NIP-13) |
CHINA: YUNNAN (Kunming) VLBI Site: Deep Space Tracking Network #4 |
| MAHARASHTRA (Mumbai) (Space Center branch under construction) |
RUSSIA: Kamchatka Krai Elizovo Telemetry Station (NIP-6) |
CHINA: YUNNAN (Qujing) Zhanyi Tracking & Control Station |
| MEGHALAYA (Shillong) North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NE-SAC) |
RUSSIA: Komi Republic Vorkuta Space Launch Support (NIP-18) |
KENYA: MALINDI District Malindi International Tracking Station |
| NORTHERN CAPITAL TERRITORY (New Delhi) Delhi Earth Station (DES) |
RUSSIA: Moscow Central Federal District Shelkovo Lunar Support / R&D (NIP-14) |
MONGOLIA: AMULGANG (Wulanhua) Siziwang Banner Manned Spacecraft Landing Site |
| PUNJAB (Chandigarh) Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) |
RUSSIA: Moscow Oblast Roscosmos: Russian Federal Space Agency HQ |
NAMIBIA: ERONGO District Swakopmund International Tracking Station |
| RAJASTHAN (Jodhpur) Regional Remote Sensing Centre |
RUSSIA: Moscow Oblast Space Research Institute |
PAKISTAN: Province of Sindh Karachi International Tracking Station |
| TAMIL NADU (Mahendragiri) Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) |
RUSSIA: Omsk Oblast FLIGHT: Satellite & Space Tech Manufacturing Assoc. |
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| TRIPURA (Agartala) Tripura Space Applications Centre (TSAC) |
RUSSIA: Orenburg Oblast Dombarovskiy ICBM Base (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) |
A S I A A G E N C I E S |
| UTTARANCHAL (Dehradun) Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) |
RUSSIA: Perm Krai Perm NPO Iskra Solid-propellant Engine Development |
Space agencies across Asia, not part of CNSA or JAXA. |
| UTTAR PRADESH
(Lucknow) Telemetry Tracking & Command Network |
RUSSIA: Primorsky Krai Ussuriysk Astrophysical Observatory & Monitoring Site (NIP-15) |
KOREA - NORTH (Hamgyong) Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground, aka Musudan-ri |
| WEST BENGAL
(Kharagpur) Regional Remote Sensing Centre |
RUSSIA: Saint
Petersburg Federal City Krasnoe Selo Launch Tracking (NIP-9) |
KOREA - NORTH (Pondong-ri) Tongch'ang Space Launch Center |
| RUSSIA: Samarskaya Oblast Samara Launch Vehicles & Rocket Engines |
KOREA - SOUTH (Daejeon) Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) |
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| A M E R I C A S A G E N C I E S | RUSSIA: Siberia, Krasnoyarsk Krai Krasnoyarsk-26 or Zheleznogorsk |
KOREA - SOUTH (Daejeon) Korea Adv.Institute of Science & Tech (KAIST) |
| ARGENTINA (Buenos
Aires) National Commission for Space Activities |
RUSSIA: Siberia, Krasnoyarsk Krai Eniseisk Ground Control (NIP-4) |
INDONESIA (Jakarta) National Inst. of Aeronautics & Space |
| BRAZIL (Distrito
Federal) Agência Espacial Brasileira (AEB) |
RUSSIA: Siberia, Republic of Sakha Yakutsk Station (NIP-17) |
MALAYSIA (Kuala Lumpur) Malay National Space Agency |
| BRAZIL (São José dos Campos) Centro Técnico Aeroespacial |
RUSSIA: Tomsk Oblast /
Novosibirsk Kolpashevo Control Points for Luna Rockets (NIP-12) |
MONGOLIA (Ulaanbaatar) National Remote Sensing Center |
| BRAZIL (São Paulo) Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) |
RUSSIA: Voronezh Oblast Voronezh Rocket Propulsion |
SINGAPORE (Pulau Bukom) Centre Remote Imaging, Sensing & Processing (CRISP) |
| COLOMBIA (Carrera) Comisión Colombiana del Espacio (CCE) |
UKRAINE: Yuzhny or Yuzmash Dnepropetrovsk KB Yuzhnoe Launchers |
TAIWAN (HsinCHu) National Space Program Office (NSPO) |
| ECUADOR Agencia Espacial Civil Ecuatoriana (EXA) |
UKRAINE:
Vitino, Crimean Peninsula Evpatoria Planetary Launch Support & Deep Space Comm (NIP-16) |
THAILAND (Bangkok) Geo-Info & Space Tech Development Agency |
| MEXICO (Mexico City) Agencia Espacial Mexicanal (AEXA) |
UKRAINE:
Shkolnoe, Crimean Peninsula Simferopol Primary Lunar Telemetry Station (NIP-10) |
VIETNAM (Hanoi) Space Technology Institute |
| PERU (Lima) Nacional de Investigación y Desarollo Aeroespacial |
UZBEKISTAN: Maidanak Maidanak Control Center & Observatory & Observatory (NIP-21) |
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| URUGUAY (Montevideo) Centro de Difusión Aeronáutico-Espacial |
M I D - E A S T A G E N C I E S | |
| VENEZUELA (Caracas) Agencia para Actividades Espaciales (ABAE) |
A F R I C A A G E N C I E S | Space agencies of Middle-Eastern countries. |
| Space agencies in Africa, someday to be in the AU. | AZERBAIJAN (Baku) Milli Aerokosmik Agentliyinin |
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| M I S C A G E N C I E S | AFRICAN UNION (TBD) African Space Agency |
IRAN (semnan) Iranian Space Agency |
| Remaining independent agencies... | ALGERIA (Algiers) Agence Spatiale Algérienne |
ISRAEL (Jerusalem) Israel Ministry of Science & Technology (ISA) |
| AUSTRALIA (ACT) Australian Government - Space Policy Unit |
EGYPT (Cairo) Remote Sensing and Space Sciences |
PAKISTAN (Islamabad) Satellite Ground Station + Geomagnetic Observatory |
| AUSTRALIA (ACT) Australian Space Research Institute |
MOROCCO (Rabat) Centre Royal de Teledetection Spatiale |
PAKISTAN
(Karachi) Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission |
| AUSTRALIA (ACT) Geoscience Australia |
NIGERIA (Abuja) Natl Space Research & Development Agency (NSRDA) |
PAKISTAN (Lahore) Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TT&C) |
| AUSTRALIA (Geraldton,
WA) Commonwealth Scientific & Research Org (CSIRO) |
SOUTH AFRICA (Gauteng) South African National Space Agency (SANSA) |
PAKISTAN (Multan) Space & Atmospheric Research Station |
| BANGLADESH (Dhaka) Space Research & Remote Sensing Org (SPARRSO) |
TUNISIA (Tunis) National Remote Sensing Center |
PAKISTAN (Peshawar) Space Application & Research Center |
| SRI LANKA (Colombo) Sri Lanka Space Agency - Telecomm Commission |
SAUDI ARABIA (Riyadh) Space Research Institute of Saudi Arabia |
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| Have you been to one of these agencies? Visited their public museum or mission control center? Had a tour of the research facility or gotten a brochure from the premises? I would love to hear from you! Also please send any corrections to this list to heather . archuletta at pillownaut dot com. Thanks! :) | ||
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