Legal, Policy & Regulatory: 79 companies and organisations

US trade association — represents aerospace and defense manufacturers, including space and launch companies, on policy before Congress and government.

US non-partisan space policy think tank — develops legal and policy frameworks for space settlement and the cislunar economy and runs the annual Beyond Earth Symposium.

US industry coalition of companies and universities supporting NASA human and robotic deep space exploration, including the Artemis programme.

Colorado aerospace industry coalition convened by Metro Denver EDC — promotes the state's space assets and advocates legislation for sector growth.

American commercial space trade association — represents launch, LEO, satellite, lunar and spaceport companies in policy advocacy in Washington, DC.

Think-tank programme at CSIS — analyses space security and counterspace developments and publishes the annual Space Threat Assessment.

US space advocacy non-profit — promotes human missions to Mars and runs the annual Humans to the Moon & Mars Summit in Washington, DC.

US FAA office — licenses and regulates commercial launch, reentry and spaceport operations and promotes the US commercial space transportation industry.

US Federal Communications Commission bureau — handles policy and licensing for satellite systems, earth stations and other space-based communications.

Space policy research centre of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies — publishes studies and hosts forums on US military spacepower.

Non-profit association of MSS operators (Viasat, Ligado, Omnispace, Yahsat and others) promoting direct-to-device and IoT satellite connectivity.

US online space news and commentary site — covers NASA policy, programmes and management, with independent reporting since 1996.

Non-profit professional association dedicated to national security space — advocates for US space defence capabilities, educates policymakers and connects the defence space indu…

U.S. Space Force service intelligence centre at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — analyses foreign space capabilities and threats.

US space advocacy non-profit — promotes space settlement and exploration through public outreach, policy advocacy and its annual space development conference.

US Commerce Department office for space commerce policy — licenses commercial remote sensing and runs the TraCSS space traffic coordination system.

US satellite industry trade association — represents operators, manufacturers, launch and ground providers on policy and regulatory issues in Washington.

American private operating foundation — promotes the secure, sustainable and peaceful use of outer space through research, policy and UN engagement.

US NewSpace advocacy non-profit — promotes commercial space development and settlement, known for its NewSpace conference.

GWU Elliott School institute — conducts research, teaching and convenings on US and international civil, commercial and national security space policy.

US online publication — reports news, analysis and an events calendar on civil, commercial and military space policy and budgets.

Texas state agency — promotes the state's space industry and awards grants from the Space Exploration and Aeronautics Research Fund.

American non-profit space advocacy organisation — promotes planetary science and exploration through public outreach, policy advocacy and research grants.

US weekly online space publication — publishes essays and analysis on space policy, commercialisation, exploration and history.

Australia's only dedicated space law firm — provides expert legal, policy and commercial advisory services for space missions, spaceports and international space transactions.

Sydney commercial law firm providing end-to-end legal support for the space sector — regulatory compliance, infrastructure projects and commercial ventures in space.

Provides regulatory infrastructure for the New Space Age — automates space activity permit acquisition across multiple agencies and jurisdictions, reducing compliance time and c…

Specialist legal and commercial advisory for defence, security and aerospace — expertise in ASDEFCON frameworks, prime contracting and IP protection for sovereign capability.

Space strategy and market entry consultancy dedicated exclusively to the space sector — advises on government relations, policy, regulatory affairs and commercial strategy in th…

Australian national space industry peak body — represents more than 600 members across companies, universities and individuals.

French learned academy — brings together aeronautics and space experts to publish studies and opinions on air and space policy and technology.

French military space command — part of the Air and Space Force, responsible for space operations, surveillance and military space policy.

European non-profit association of space agencies and organisations — promotes the use of satellite applications by public authorities, businesses and society.

European space industry trade association — represents the continent's space manufacturers and acts as the Space Group of ASD.

French aerospace industries association — represents more than 400 companies in civil and military aeronautics, space, and defence and security systems.

French bilingual podcast on the space industry — interviews sector actors with a focus on space law, regulation and export control.

Royal Canadian Air Force division in Ottawa — leads Canadian Armed Forces space operations, space domain awareness and military satellite programmes.

McGill University Faculty of Law institute — graduate teaching and research in international air and space law and policy.

UBC-hosted transdisciplinary network of space experts working on space sustainability, debris, security and governance research.

National industry association for Canada's space sector — represents over 75 companies and advocates for a national space council and policy.

Austrian space industry association — represents about 20 Austrian space companies and research institutes towards national authorities and ESA.

Austrian space policy think tank in Vienna — provides independent analysis and research on European space policy, economics, law and security.

United Nations office in Vienna — promotes international cooperation in the peaceful use of outer space and services COPUOS and the space treaties registry.

Belgian federal science policy administration — runs the national space programme and Belgium's participation in ESA, EUMETSAT and ESO.

Brussels-based non-profit trade association — represents and promotes European companies delivering Earth observation geo-information services.

Brazilian state-owned aerospace company — commercialises launch services at national launch centres and manages aerospace projects.

Brazilian national employers' union of satellite telecom companies — represents operators such as SES, Hughes, Hispasat, Viasat and Claro.

Indian government single-window agency under the Department of Space — authorises and promotes space activities of private, non-government entities.

Indian space industry association — represents private space and satellite companies and leads policy advocacy with government and ISRO.

Italian space industry association — represents Italian space SMEs and larger firms in national and European programmes and policy forums.

Italian national aerospace technology cluster — non-profit association grouping the regional aerospace districts, major industry players and CNR.

Luxembourg aerospace and space industry association within FEDIL — represents the country's aeronautics and space companies since 2005.

Luxembourg regtech startup — provides SaaS export control compliance tools and training for space companies, their suppliers and banks.

Leiden Law School institute — teaches and researches air and space law and policy, runs an Advanced LL.M. and hosts the Dutch ECSL contact point.

Dutch national space agency — runs the Netherlands' space programme, ESA participation and satellite data applications for the government.

Slovak national space office run by SARIO and the Education Ministry — develops the space industry ecosystem and ESA cooperation.

Slovak space policy NGO — works on space security, law, governance and European space integration; ECSL national point of contact for Slovakia.

London research and education institute — studies space policy and law and runs courses and seminars for policymakers and lawyers.

UK space industry trade association — represents UK space companies from SMEs to primes to government and international stakeholders.

Latin American association of air and space law — runs courses, research and the annual Jornadas Latinoamericanas on aeronautical and space law.

Bulgarian non-profit space hub in Plovdiv, part of the Moon Village Association — runs space culture, governance and outreach work.

Chilean space association promoting space activities, satellite projects, space education and public policy; member of the new Chilean space consortium.

Chinese government office — manages the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, publishing its interface documents and coordinating international GNSS cooperation.

Colombian private non-profit foundation — connects academia, government and industry to promote Colombia's space sector through education, outreach and small-satellite projects.

EU space programme agency — manages Galileo and EGNOS operations, Copernicus market uptake, GOVSATCOM and EU space security accreditation.

Continental space agency of the African Union — coordinates African space policy, promotes collaborative continental space programmes and represents Africa in global space gover…

Estonian national space office within the Estonian Business and Innovation Agency — develops space policy and acts as Estonia's ESA delegation.

German aerospace industry association — represents aviation and space companies, including a dedicated space working group, and co-organises ILA Berlin.

Greek space industry association — represents about 45 mostly SME space companies and supports their participation in ESA programmes.

Japanese aerospace industry association of about 130 companies — represents aircraft and space manufacturers and runs the Japan International Aerospace Exhibition.

Latvian government space office under the Ministry of Education and Science — develops national space policy and manages ESA associate membership.

Space unit of Lithuania's Innovation Agency — implements national space policy and links Lithuanian companies and researchers with ESA programmes.

Maltese national research, innovation and space agency (successor of MCST) — its Space Programmes & Engagement Unit manages Malta's ESA cooperation.

Norwegian space industry association — represents Norwegian space companies and research institutes and promotes industrial cooperation.

Polish space industry employers' association — represents companies and research bodies of the Polish space sector; organises the Space Sector Forum.

Azores regional government space mission structure — implements the Azores Space Strategy, including the Santa Maria spaceport and teleport projects.

Serbian non-governmental space organisation — promotes space science, research and policy in Serbia and organises events such as the SEE Universe conference.

Slovenian government space office — coordinates national space policy, ESA membership and EU space cooperation within the Ministry of the Economy, Tourism and Sport.

Spanish industry association — represents defence, security, aeronautics and space technology companies, including the ProEspacio space commission.