Agencies & Companies
The organizations flying humanity's spacecraft, from national space agencies to commercial launch companies.
SpaceX
SpaceX is an American spacecraft manufacturer and launch provider that builds Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Dragon, Starlink, and Starship, the largest rocket ever flown.
Blue Origin
Blue Origin is Jeff Bezos's spaceflight company, builder of the New Shepard suborbital vehicle, the New Glenn orbital rocket, and Blue Moon lunar landers.
China National Space Administration
The China National Space Administration directs China's civil space effort: Chang'e Moon sample returns, Tianwen probes, and a crewed landing goal by 2030.
European Space Agency
The European Space Agency, founded in 1975 with 23 member states, develops Ariane rockets, flies JUICE, Euclid, and Hera, and builds Orion's service module.
ISRO
ISRO is India's national space agency, known for the Chandrayaan-3 Moon landing, Aditya-L1 solar observatory, LVM3 rocket, and the Gaganyaan crew program.
JAXA
JAXA is Japan's space agency, operator of the SLIM Moon lander, Hayabusa asteroid sample returns, the H3 rocket, and the MMX mission to Phobos.
NASA
NASA is the United States civil space agency, founded in 1958, that ran Apollo and the shuttle and now leads the Artemis lunar program and a science fleet.
Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab is a US launch and space systems company founded by Peter Beck, operator of the Electron small rocket and developer of the reusable Neutron.
Roscosmos
Roscosmos is Russia's state space corporation, heir to the Soviet program, operating Soyuz flights, the ISS Russian segment, and the Luna-Glob lunar series.