Space
agencies around the world
are
uniting to advance civilization via the conquest
of space.
International
European
Space Agency (ESA)
includes Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United
Kingdom; Canada participates under a special cooperation
agreement. Check out Orbits,
a cool interactive Web site that displays real-time
models of ESA's science satellites.
Canadian
Space Agency (CSA)
covers an impressive range of research and development
in space science, technologies and human missions.
National
Space Development Agency
(NASDA) of Japan boasts sophisticated
technologies and processes in launch vehicles, ISS,
satellite design and space science.