Here we provide a selection of spaceflight-related institutions.
International and Transnational Organisations
- United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) + United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS), including its Subcommittees: https://unoosa.org/ https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/copuos/comm-subcomms.html
- United Nations General Assembly https://www.un.org/en/ga/
- United Nations Conference on Disarmament https://www.un.org/disarmament/conference-on-disarmament/
- UN-Spider (Knowledge Portal/Network): https://www.un-spider.org/
- Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC): https://www.iadc-home.org/
Non-Governmental Organisations
- International Academy of Astronautics: https://iaaspace.org/
- International Astronautical Federation: https://www.iafastro.org/
- Space Generation Advisory Council in support of the United Nations Programme on Space Applications (SGAC): https://spacegeneration.org
- The Space Court Foundation: https://spacecourtfoundation.org/
- Space Foundation: https://www.spacefoundation.org/
Thinktanks
- Center for Space Policy and Strategy: https://aerospace.org/policy
- European Space Policy Institute (ESPI): https://espi.or.at/
- European Centre for Space Law (ECSL): https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ECSL_European_Centre_for_Space_Law
- International Institute of Space Commerce (IISC): https://iisc.im/
- Centre for a Spacefaring Civilization: https://www.spacefaringcivilization.space/
- International Institute of Space Law (IISL): https://iislweb.space/
- Secure World Foundation (SWF): https://swfound.org/
Academia – International
- Space Policy Institute at the Elliot School of International Affairs (The George Washington University): https://spi.elliott.gwu.edu/
- International Space University ISU (Frankreich): https://www.isunet.edu/
- London Institute of Space Policy and Law: https://www.space-institute.org/programs-and-events/postgraduate-programs/
- Space, Communication and Media Law Research Group (Universität Luxemburg): https://wwwde.uni.lu/forschung/fdef/dl/research_areas/space_communication_and_media_law
Academia – National (German-speaking countries)
- Rechtswissenschaftliches Institut für Luftrecht, Weltraumrecht, Cyberrecht (Universität zu Köln): https://ilwr.jura.uni-koeln.de/
- Forschungsstelle für Öffentliches Recht, Medienrecht und Luft- und Weltraumrecht (Universität Potsdam): https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/didaktik-rw/index
- Fachbereich Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik (FH Aachen): https://www.fh-aachen.de/fachbereiche/luft-und-raumfahrttechnik/
- Lehrstuhl und Institut für Luft- und Raumfahrtsysteme (FH Aachen): https://www.ilr.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/jmql/
- Fakultät für Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik (Universität der Bundeswehr München): https://www.unibw.de/lrt
- Institut für Weltraumwissenschaften (FU Berlin): https://www.geo.fu-berlin.de/wew/MERIS_water_vapor/index.html
- Institut für Raumfahrtsysteme (TU Braunschweig): http://www.space-systems.eu/index.php/de/
- Fraunhofer-Institut für Hochfrequenzphysik und Radartechnik FHR: https://www.fhr.fraunhofer.de/de/geschaeftsfelder/weltraum.html
Space Agencies by countries:
- Italien (ASI): https://www.asi.it/en/
- Frankreich (CNES): https://cnes.fr/en
- China (CNSA): http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/
- Kanada (CSA): https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/Default.asp
- Deutschland (DLR): https://www.dlr.de/EN/Home/home_node.html
- Europa (ESA): http://www.esa.int/
- Engagement at EU-level: https://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/space_en, https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/eu-space-programmes/, https://www.gsa.europa.eu/, https://www.copernicus.eu/en, https://www.eusst.eu/
- European Space Agency (EUSPA): https://www.euspa.europa.eu/
- Indien (ISRO): https://www.isro.gov.in/
- Japan (JAXA): https://global.jaxa.jp/
- Korea (KARI): https://www.kari.re.kr/kor.do
- USA zivil: (NASA): https://www.nasa.gov/; militärisch: (Space Force) https://www.spaceforce.mil/
- Russland (ROSCOSMOS): http://en.roscosmos.ru/
- Ukraine (SSAU): https://www.nkau.gov.ua/ua/
- UK (UKSA): https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-space-agency#content
- Österreich (ASA): https://www.ffg.at/ffg/alr
- Luxemburg (LSA): https://space-agency.public.lu/en.html
- Australien: https://www.industry.gov.au/policies-and-initiatives/australian-space-agency
- Brasilien: https://www.gov.br/aeb/pt-br
Events
- World Space Week: https://www.worldspaceweek.org/
- Events (ESPI, Networking): https://espi.or.at/events/upcoming-espi-events
- International Astronautical Congress (IAC): https://www.iafastro.org/events/iac/
- United Nations Conference on Space Law and Policy: https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/spacelaw/conferences.html
- European Space Conference: https://www.spaceconference.eu/
Career Opportunities, Internships, Funding
- Space Careers: https://www.space-careers.com
- Doctoral Programs (DLR): https://www.dlr.de/dlr/jobs/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10597/1007_read-3445/
- Youth Development (DLR): https://www.dlr.de/content/de/artikel/nachwuchs/studium-und-promotion.html
- Job Search (ESA): https://career2.successfactors.eu/career?company=esa
- Graduate Programs (ESA): https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Careers_at_ESA/Graduates_Young_Graduate_Trainees
- Career Opportunites by countries (ESA): https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Careers_at_ESA/Graduates_National_Trainees
- Doctoral programs (ESA) (“in a related technical or scientific discipline”): https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Careers_at_ESA/Post_Docs_Research_Fellowship
- Funding for research (ESA): https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Careers_at_ESA/ESA_Co-funded_Research
- Internships (Students) (ESA): https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Careers_at_ESA/Student_Internships2
- Current Job Opportunities (ESA): https://www.esa.int/Education/ESA_Academy/Current_opportunities
- Funding (Bavaria): https://www.bavairia.net/themenbereiche/raumfahrtanwendungen/aktuelle-ausschreibungen/
- Job Opportunities (Bavaria): https://www.bavairia.net/dienstleistungen/bavairia-job-portal/
- Job Opportunities (ÖWF): https://oewf.org/mitglied-werden/jobs-praktika/
- European Space Education Resource Office (ESERO) – ESA educational project: https://ars.electronica.art/esero/de/
Please check our ‘education‘-page.
Networks/Clusters
- SichTRaum: https://www.sichtraum-netzwerk.de/en/ueber-uns-english/
- Social Studies of Outer Space Network: https://ssosnetwork.org/
- bavAIRia (Cluster Aerospace): https://www.bavairia.net/en/bavairia-ev/
- NEURUS network: http://www.nereus-regions.ovh/who-we-are/about-us/
- Austrian Space Forum: https://oewf.org/
- EUROAVIA (student initiative): http://www.euroavia-muenchen.de/de/
- Austrospace (Austrian organisation): https://www.austrospace.at/wer-wir-sind.html
- Association for Space and Air travel: https://www.forumlur.de/forum-luft-raumfahrt/
- Center for Space Policy and Strategy: https://aerospace.org/policy
- UN-Spider (Knowledge Portal/Network): https://www.un-spider.org/
- Parliamentary Group for Space and Airtravel (PGLR): https://www.bundestag.de/webarchiv/textarchiv/2011/33193849_kw05_luft_raumfahrt-204456
- The Society for Space Culture: https://www.kultur-raumfahrt.de/
- German Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics: https://www.dglr.de/
- European Aerospace Cluster: http://www.eacp-aero.eu/
- Student organization on Space Exploration in UK: https://ukseds.org/
- Student organization on Space Exploration with a country focus, here the example of Germany: https://spacegeneration.org/regions/europe/germany