Research & Academia

210 universities, research labs, and academic institutions advancing space science and technology

Research Focus Areas

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Geographic Distribution

United States 102
International 108

Notable Institutions

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NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the United States government agency resp...

United States · Est. 1958

ESA

The European Space Agency (ESA) is an intergovernmental organization of 22 member states dedicated t...

France · Est. 1975

JAXA

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan's national aerospace and space agency, formed...

Japan · Est. 2003

KAIST Satellite Technology RC

KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center (RC), established in 1989 and based in Daejeon, South Kor...

South Korea · Est. 1989

Argonne National Lab Space

Argonne National Laboratory, established in 1946 and located in Argonne, Illinois, conducts research...

United States · Est. 1946

University of Glasgow Space

University of Glasgow Space, operating within the James Watt School of Engineering, is a research-fo...

United Kingdom · Est. 2007

Moon Village Association

The Moon Village Association (MVA), founded in 2017 and based in Vienna, Austria, is a non-profit or...

Austria · Est. 2017

Stanford Space Rendezvous Lab

Stanford Space Rendezvous Lab (SRL), founded in 2013 at Stanford University, is a research and acade...

United States · Est. 2013

Hypersonic Technology

Hypersonic Technology, founded in 2020 and based in Pretoria, South Africa, is a developing company ...

South Africa · Est. 2020

CAST

China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), established in 1968 and based in Beijing, is a leading Chi...

China · Est. 1968

NPO Lavochkin

NPO Lavochkin, founded in 1937 and based in Khimki, Russia, is a key player in the Russian space ind...

Russia · Est. 1937

Dark Sky

DarkSky International, founded in 1988 and based in Tucson, Arizona, is a European space company ded...

United States · Est. 1988
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