space agency
Launches satellites professionally
A space agency is a government organization responsible for a nation's space program—conducting research, launching satellites, and exploring beyond Earth's atmosphere.
NASA is the United States space agency; other major ones include ESA (European), Roscosmos (Russian), and CNSA (Chinese).
The space agency announced plans for a Mars mission.
Federal space exploration bureau
- ESAContinental space organization
- SpaceXPrivate rocket manufacturer
- Blue OriginPrivate American spaceflight company
- mission controlEarth-based space operations hub
Propulsion-driven spacecraft
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- thrustForceful forward motion
- payloadCarried freight or charge
launchpad · countdown · liftoff · stages · fairing · nozzle · fuel · liquid oxygen
Set into motion
- missionPurpose-driven task
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- probeThorough examination or tool
- roverDrifter or space explorer
lander · orbiter · flyby · docking · rendezvous · deployment · Mars mission · lunar mission
Spacecraft crew member
- cosmonautRussian orbital traveler
- taikonautChinese space traveler
- frontierEdge of settlement
- discoveryAct of finding something
expedition · lunar · interstellar · colonization · habitat · extraterrestrial · planetary science · astrobiology
Science of celestial objects
- astrophysicsPhysics of celestial bodies
- cosmologyStudy of universal structure
- climate monitoringTracking atmospheric conditions over time
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
GPS · remote sensing · materials science · exoplanet · spectroscopy · telescope · Hubble · James Webb
Money from the state
- international collaborationJoint work across nations
- national securitySafeguarding a country's interests
- defense contractsGovernment deals for weapons
- satellite surveillanceObservation from orbiting craft
FAA · regulatory · budget · bilateral agreement · geopolitics
NASA
Federal space exploration bureau
- ESAContinental space organization
- SpaceXPrivate rocket manufacturer
- Blue OriginPrivate American spaceflight company
rocket
Propulsion-driven spacecraft
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- thrustForceful forward motion
payload · launchpad · countdown · liftoff · stages · fairing · nozzle · fuel · liquid oxygen · solid rocket
launch
Set into motion
rover · lander · orbiter · flyby · docking · rendezvous · deployment · Mars mission · lunar mission · interplanetary
astronaut
Spacecraft crew member
discovery · expedition · lunar · interstellar · colonization · habitat · extraterrestrial · planetary science · astrobiology · zero gravity
astronomy
Science of celestial objects
- astrophysicsPhysics of celestial bodies
- cosmologyStudy of universal structure
- climate monitoringTracking atmospheric conditions over time
telecommunications · GPS · remote sensing · materials science · exoplanet · spectroscopy · telescope · Hubble · James Webb
government funding
Money from the state
- international collaborationJoint work across nations
- national securitySafeguarding a country's interests
- defense contractsGovernment deals for weapons
satellite surveillance · FAA · regulatory · budget · bilateral agreement · geopolitics
- space explorationrockets, Saturn V, satellites, mission, Falcon Heavy
- nationalized sectorsrailways, postal service, national bank, national railway, public utilities
- astronomystars, moon, sun, planet, planets
- Asteroid DefenseNEO, planetary defense, threat detection, collision course, early warning
- astronaut requirementsphysical fitness, medical clearance, application process, health screening, vision test
- Research Institutionsresearch institute, research university, national lab, learned society, research hospital