The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, N.M., developed ChemCam in partnership with scientists and engineers funded by the
French national space agency, CNES, the University of Toulouse and research agency, CNRS.
The GSIS TC provides a forum for technical and programmatic discussion and consultation
among national space agencies, research institutions and other spaceborne IS data providers.
An example of this international interest is represented by the work of Bigelow Aerospace, which has already signed a number of MOUs
with national space agencies, government entities, and companies in a diverse array of countries including the United Arab Emirates, Japan, and the Netherlands.
Rosetta's Philae lander is provided by a consortium led by the German Aerospace Center, Cologne; Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Go?ttingen;
French National Space Agency, Paris; and the Italian Space Agency, Rome.
That is less than many robotic missions launched
by national space agencies, Alan Stern, president and CEO of the new company, said during a press conference here.
A MISSING drainage plug caused the accident which killed two men at the Ariane - 5 launch area in Kourou, French Guiana, earlier this month, according to France's
national space agency (CNES).
South Africa has recently formed
a national space agency; someday there will be a pan-Arab space agency.
With increased funding for planet hunters, NASA's plans to launch the $ 550 million planet - seeking Kepler mission in 2009, and the French
national space agency's launch of the alien - Earth - hunting COROT late last year, the exosolar ranks should continue to grow.
Rosetta's Philae lander is provided by a consortium led by the German Aerospace Center, Cologne; Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Gottingen; French
National Space Agency, Paris; and the Italian Space Agency, Rome.
Since 1999, Bigelow Aerospace has been dedicated to providing affordable options for spaceflight to
national space agencies and corporate clients.