Country profiles

Site currently maintained by Joe Jones, with oversight from Phil Smith. These pages include material originally developed by the Monterey Institute’s James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, under the supervision of Dr. Clay Moltz. Past contributors to the site have included Katherine Amlin, Caitlin Baczuk, Josh Levinger, Charlotte Savidge, Rebecca Schauer, Nathan Voegeli, and Adam Williams.

Argentina

• Overview
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE)

Austria

• Overview
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: Agentur für Luft- und Raumfahrt (ALR) der FFG

Bangladesh

• Overview
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization (SPARRSO)

Brazil

• Overview
• Launch Capability
• Military Programs
• Arms Control
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: Agência Espacial Brasileira (AEB), Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espacials (INPE)

Bulgaria

• Overview
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: Институт за Космически изследвания (ИКИ)

Canada

• Overview
• Launch Capability
• Military Programs
• Arms Control
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: Canadian Space Agency (CSA)

China

• Overview
• Launch Capability
• Military Programs
• Arms Control
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: 國家航天局

Czech Republic

• Overview
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities

Denmark

• Overview
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU) National Space Institute (NSI)

Europe

• Overview
• Launch Capability
• Military Programs
• Arms Control
• Space Policy, COPUOS 2008 Space Policy presentation
• Civil Space Entities: European Space Agency (ESA)

Finland

• Overview
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: Tekes

France

• Overview
• Launch Capability
• Military Programs
• Arms Control
• National Space Policy (follows EU space policy) 
• Civil Space Entities: Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES)

Germany

• Overview
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)

Hungary

• Overview
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: Magyar Űrkutatási Iroda

India

• Overview
• Launch Capability
• Military Programs
• Arms Control
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: भारतीय अन्तरिक्ष अनुसंधान संगठन

Indonesia

• Overview
• Launch Capability
• Military Programs
• Arms Control
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: Lembaga Penerabangan dan Antariksa Nasional (LAPAN)

Iran

• Overview
• Launch Capability
• Military Programs
• Arms Control
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: إرنيان سبسي أقنسي

Ireland

• Overview
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: Space Ireland

Israel

• Overview
• Launch Capability
• Military Programs
• Arms Control
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: סוכנות החלל הישראלית

Italy

• Overview
• Launch Capability
• Military Programs
• Arms Control
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)

Japan

• Overview
• Launch Capability
• Military Programs
• Arms Control
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Malaysia

• Overview
• Launch Capability
• Military Programs
• Arms Control
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: Agensi Angkasa Negara (ANGKASA)

Netherlands

• Overview
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: Nederlands Instituut voor Vliegtuigontwikkeling en Ruimtevaart (NIVR)

Nigeria

• Overview
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)

North Korea

• Overview
• Launch Capability
• Military Programs
• Arms Control
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities

Norway

• Overview
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: Norsk Romsenter

Pakistan

• Overview
• Launch Capability
• Military Programs
• Arms Control
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)

Poland

• Overview
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: Centrum Badań Kosmicznych

Portugal

• Overview
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: Instituto Nacional de Engenharia e Tecnologia Industrial (INETI)

Romania

• Overview
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: Agenţia Spaţială Română (ASR)

Russia

• Overview
• Launch Capability
• Military Programs
• Arms Control
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: POCKOCMOC

South Africa

• Overview
• National Space Policy (pending)
• Civil Space Entities: South African Space Portal

South Korea

• Overview
• Launch Capability
• Military Programs
• Arms Control
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: 한국과학기술연구원

Spain

• Overview
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial (INTA)

Sweden

• Overview
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: Rymdstyrelsen

Switzerland

• Overview
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: Staatssekretariat für Bildung und Forschung SBF

Ukraine

• Overview
• Launch Capability
• Military Programs
• Arms Control
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: Національне космічне агентство України (НКАУ)

United Kingdom

• Overview
• Launch Capability
• Military Programs
• Arms Control
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: British National Space Centre (BNSC)

United States

• Overview
• Launch Capability
• Military Programs
• Arms Control
• National Space Policy
• Civil Space Entities: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Federal Aviation Administration Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST)