Worldwide Space Agencies

Revised: April 2006

This bibliography provides an overview of space agencies throughout the world. Resources presented here include agency annual reports, international space directories, and other items specific to each agency's mission. Also included are documents on international coooperation. This country list is based on NASA's Office of External Relations list of foreign and international organizations.
 
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Argentina Australia Bangladesh Brazil Canada China
ESA France Germany Hungary India Israel
Italy Japan The Netherlands Norway Russia, Ukraine, former Soviet Union Korea
Spain Sweden Taiwan UAE UK Other Resources

Argentina

National Commission on Space Activities. December 2005. [cited 21 April 2006].
<http://www.conae.gov.ar/principal.html>

Australia

Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF). 26 October 2005. [cited 21 April 2006].
<http://www.atnf.csiro.au/>
 
Brennan, G. M. National Space Program in Australia. In Science and Technology Agency, Space Activities in the Asia Pacific Region. March 1992. p. 56-59. Technical Report 94N10691.
Microfiche Lektriever 1
 
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). 18 April 2006 [cited 25 April 2006].
<http://www.csiro.au>
 

Bangladesh

Bhuiyan, A. K. Space Research and Remote Sensing Programmes in Bangladesh. 94N10679. In Science and Technology Agency, Space Activities in the Asia Pacific Region, Science and Technology Agency, Pre Asia Pacific ISY Conference, March, 1992. p 9-12.
(ASD: 19940006224)

Brazil

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (National Institue for Space Research). 24 April 2006 [cited 25 April 2006].
<http://www.inpe.br/>
 
Agencia Espacial Brasileira (Brazilian Space Agency). 24 April 2006 [cited 25 April 2006].
<http://www.aeb.gov.br/>

Canada

Annual Report. Ottawa: Canadian Space Agency, 1991.
TL789.8 .C3 C36 1991-92 Bookstacks
 
Canadian Space Agency (CSA). 24 April 2006. [cited 25 April 2006].
<http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/default.asp>
 

China

Chen Lan. Go Taikonauts. 4 February 2006. [cited 25 April 2006].
<http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/1921/>
 
Chinese Academy of Space Technology. 2003-2006 [cited 25 April 2006].
<http://www.cast.cn/en/>
 
Harvey, Brian. The Chinese Space Programme: From Conception to Future Capabilities. New York: Wiley, 2004.
TL789.8 .C55 H37 2004 Bookstacks
 
Johnson-Freese, Joan. The Chinese Space Program: A Mystery Within a Maze. Malabar, FL: Krieger Pub., 1998.
TL789.8 .C55 J64 1998 Bookstacks
 
Lowman, Paul D., Jr.; Smith, David E.A. "New Sputnik Surprise?" Space Times. Aug 2001.
(ASD:20020000779)
 
Patterson, J.B. and Joan Johnson- Freese. China's Space Program and Its Implications for the United States. Air University Research Database. 19 April 1995 [cited 25 June 2001].
 
Smith, Marcia S. "China's Space Program: An Overview." Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service. October 18, 2005.
<http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/space/RS21641.pdf>
 
Wang, Da-Heng. China's Devotion to Space Science and Applications. 94N14273. In Science and Technology Agency, Asia-Pacific ISY Conference, Tokyo, Japan, November 1992. p. 331-334.
(ASD: 19940009800)

ESA

Bildt, Carl. Towards a Space Agency for the European Union. Paris: European Space Agency, 2000.
TL789.8 .E85 B45 2000 Bookstacks
<http://www.esa.int/export/esaCP/GGGQS06UGEC%5Findex%5F0.html>
 
Committee on International Space Programs, National Research Council. U.S.-European Collaboration in Space Science. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1998.
QB500.262 .U83 1998 Bookstacks
<http://fermat.nap.edu/html/ssb_html/Euro_collab/cispmenu.htm>
 
ESA: Annual Report. Paris, France: European Space Agency, 2004.
TL789.8 .E8 E97 1993-2004 Bookstacks, Ready-Reference
 
European Commission. White Paper: Space: A New European Frontier for an Expanding Union, an action plan for implementing the European space policy. Brussels : Commission of the European Communities, 2003.
TL789.8 .E85 W45 2003 Bookstacks
 
European Space Agency. 2001-2006 [cited 25 April 2006].
<http://www.esa.int>
 
European Space Directory. Paris: Sevig Press, 2003.
TL788.3 .E7 2003 Ready Reference
 
Krige, John and Arturo Russo. Europe in Space 1960-1973. Noordwijk: European Space Agency, 1994.
TL789.8 .E8 ESA SP-1172 1994 HQ History
 
Wilson, Andrew (ed.). European Utilisation Plan for the International Space Station. Noordwijk, The Netherlands : ESA Publications Division, 2003.
TL797 .E97 2003 Bookstacks
 
Winter, Frank. Rockets Into Space. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, c1990.
TL781 .W55 1990 Bookstacks
 
Zabusky, Stacia E. Launching Europe: an ethnography of European cooperation in space science. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1995.
TL788.4 .Z39 1995 Bookstacks

France *see also ESA

CNES - Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales. 24 April 2006. [cited 25 April 2006].
<http://www.cnes.fr>
 
CNES Annual Report. Paris, France: Centre National d'études Spatiales, 1993.
TL789.8 .F8 A32 1993-2004 Bookstacks
 
Filiales & Participations [Subsidiaries and Stockholdings]. Paris, France: Centre National d'études Spatiales, 1999.
TL789.8 .F8 C47 1999/2000, 2000/2001 Bookstacks
 
Strategic Plan 1999 of Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales. Paris, France: Centre National d'études Spatiales, 1999.
TL789.8 .F8 C46 1999 Bookstacks

Germany *see also ESA

German Aerospace Center. 20 April 2006. [cited 21 April 2006].
<http://www.dlr.de/>
 
Max Planck Gesellschaft. 25 April 2006. [cited 25 April 2006].
<http://www.mpg.de/>

Hungary

Space Activities in Hungary, 50 Years. Budapest: Hungarian Space Office, 1996.
TL789.8 .H9 S63 1996 Bookstacks

India

Indian Space Programme. Bangalore: Indian Space Research Organization, 1985.
QB500.266 .I4I53 1985 Bookstacks
<http://www.isro.org/rep2006/Index.htm>
 
Indian Space Research Organization. 24 April 2006. [cited 25 April 2006].
<http://www.isro.org>
 
Harvey, Brian. The Japanese and Indian Space Programmes: Two Roads into Space. New York: Praxis Pub., 2000.
TL789.8 .J3 H37 2000 Bookstacks
 
 

Israel

Israel Space Agency. 29 March 2006. [cited 25 April 2006].
<http://www.most.gov.il/index.php/en/israel_space_agency/about_isa_israel_space_agency>

Italy *see also ESA

Agenzia Spazial Italiana. 2006. [cited 25 April 2006].
<http://www.asi.it/>

Japan

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). 14 April 2006. [cited 25 April 2006].
<http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html>
 
Harvey, Brian. The Japanese and Indian Space Programmes: Two Roads into Space. New York: Praxis Pub., 2000.
TL789.8 .J3 H37 2000 Bookstacks
 
NASDA. Tokyo: National Space Development Agency of Japan, 1978.
TL789.8 .J36 N37 1978-1981,1983/84, 1992 Bookstacks

The Netherlands *see also ESA

National Aerospace Laboratory. 2006. [cited 21 April 2006].
<http://www.nlr.nl/>
 
Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON). 19 April 2006. [cited 25 April 2006].
<http://www.sron.nl/>

Norway *see also ESA

Norwegian Space Centre. 2003. [cited 21 April 2006].
<http://www.spacecentre.no/>

Russia, Ukraine, and the former Soviet Union

Directory of Russian Space Industry (1996-1997). Paris, France: Sevig Press, 1996/1997.
TL789.8 .R8 D578 1999-2000 Ready Reference
 
Euroconsult's Space Directory of Russia : Including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhst, Kirghizia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldava, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Paris, France: Sevig Press, 1993.
TL781.8 .R9 E89 1993 Ready Reference
 
Factor, Debra D. Space Activities in the Ukraine. Arlington, VA: ANSER, 1996.
TL789.8 .U37 S63 1996 Bookstacks
 
Hollings, Ernest F. Soviet Space Programs: 1981-87: Piloted Space Activities, Launch Vehicles, Launch Sites, and Tracking Support. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1988.
TL789.8 R9 .S68 1988 Bookstacks
 
Russian Government Today. Washington, D.C.: Carroll Publishing Co., 1994.
JN6691 .A1 .R78 Ready Reference
 
Russian Space Directory. Munich: European Space Report, 1994.
TL789.8 .R9 R87 Ready Reference
 
Space Research Institute. [cited 25 April 2006].
<http://www.iki.rssi.ru/eng/index.htm>

Korea

Korean Overseas Information Service. Gateway to Korea. 2006. [cited 25 April 2006].
<http://www.korea.net>
 
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). 2006. [cited 25 April 2006].
<http://www.kari.re.kr/>
 
Ryoo, Jang-Soo. "Korea Space Program." In Science and Technology Agency, Space Activities in the Asia Pacific Region, Science and Technology Agency, Pre Asia Pacific ISY Conference, March, 1992 (p. 36-37). (Technical Report 94N10684).
(ASD: 19940006229)

Spain *see also ESA

Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial (INTA). 2006. [cited 25 April 2006].
<http://www.inta.es/>

Sweden *see also ESA

Government Offices of Sweden. 24 April 2006. [cited 25 April 2006].
<http://www.sweden.gov.se>
 
Stiernstedt, Jan. Sweden in Space: Swedish Space Activities 1959-1972. Noordwijk, The Netherlands: European Space Agency, 2001.
TL789.8 .S84 2001 HQ History
 
Swedish Space Corporation. 2006 [cited 21 April 2006].
<http://www.ssc.se/>

Taiwan

National Space Program Office. 19 April 2006. [cited 21 April 2006].
<http://www.nspo.gov.tw/>

United Arab Emirates

Farouk, El-Baz. The Arab World and Space Research: Where Do We Stand? United Arab Emirates: The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research, 1998.
DS247 .E45 1998 Bookstacks

United Kingdom *see also ESA

British National Space Center (BNSC). 25 April 2006. [cited 21 April 2006].
<http://www.bnsc.gov.uk/default.aspx?nid=3191>
 
UK Space Activities. London: British National Space Centre, 1993.
TL789.8.U6 U6 1993-97 Bookstacks
 
United Kingdom Space Strategy 1999-2002: New Frontiers. London: British National Space Centre, 1999.
TL789.8 .G7 U65 1999 Bookstacks

International Cooperation & Space Directories

American Astronautical Society. International Programs Committee. Seminar: International Space Cooperation: Non-US Space Agencies. Washington, D.C.: American Astronautical Society, International Programs Committee, 1999.
TL788.4 .I48 1999 Bookstacks
 
Bonnet, Roger M. and Vittoria Manno. International Cooperation in Space: the example of the European Space Agency. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1994.
TL788.4 .B66 1994 Bookstacks
 
Burleson, Daphne. Space programs outside the United States: all exploration and research efforts, country by country. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2005.
TL788.3 .B961 2005 Bookstacks
 
Carrodeguas, Judy, and Mireille Gerard. International Space Cooperation: solving global problems. Reston, VA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1999.
TL788.4 .I56 1999 Bookstacks
 
Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council. U.S.-European-Japanese Workshop On Space Cooperation: Summary Report. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1999.
TL788.4 .U64 1999 Bookstacks
<http://fermat.nap.edu/html/ssb_html/Euro_Japan_collab/cispjapanmenu.html>
 
Decision Maker's Guide to International Space. Arlington, Va.: ANSER, 1993.
HD9711.75 .D43 1993 Ready Reference
 
Eisenhower, Susan. Partners in Space: US-Russian cooperation after the cold war. Washington, DC: Eisenhower Institute, 2004.
TL788.4 .E36 2004 Bookstacks
 
Federation of American Scientists (FAS). World Space Guide. [cited 24 April 2006].
<http://www.fas.org/spp/guide/index.html>
 
Government Space Programs: World Wide Prospects, 1996-2006: A World Space Markets Survey Report: Executive Summary. Paris: Euroconsult, 1996.
TL790 .G69 1996 Ready Reference
 
Jane's Space Directory. Coulsdon, Surrey, UK: Jane's Information Group, 2005.
TL787 .J28 2004/2005 Ready Reference
 
Logsdon, John M. Together in Orbit: The Origins of International Participation in the Space Station. Washington, D.C.: NASA History Division, 1998.
TL797.63 1998 Bookstacks
 
Smith, Marcia S. U.S. Russian Space Cooperation: The Shuttle Mir Program. Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 1997.
TL797 .S657 1997 Bookstacks
 
U.S. European-Japanese Workshop on Space Cooperation: Summary Report. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1999.
TL788.4 .U64 1999 Bookstacks
 
U.S. Senate, Committee on Commerce, Science, Transportation. Science, Technology & Space Hearing : International Space Exploration Program. April 27, 2004. [cited 26 April 2006]. - Participants include Sven Grahn (SSO), James Oberg, John Logsdon, and Marcia Smith.
<http://commerce.senate.gov/hearings/witnesslist.cfm?id=1165>
  April 2006