136 space non-profits and societies worldwide

Chicago planetarium and museum — runs public space-science education, astronomy research and citizen-science programmes on the lakefront.

Titusville space history museum run by the U.S. Space Walk of Fame Foundation — exhibits Space Coast launch artefacts and maintains astronaut monuments.

US non-profit initiative for disability inclusion in spaceflight — flies disabled ambassadors on parabolic flights to test accessible spacecraft design.

US non-profit founded by Mercury astronauts — awards scholarships to top STEM university students and runs space education outreach.

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 volunteer-led non-profit — places undergraduate women and gender minorities in paid aerospace internships with senior mentors.

Oakland science centre with observatories, a planetarium and space exhibits offering public astronomy and space science education.

Space science learning centre in Downey, on the former Apollo and Space Shuttle production site — runs exhibits and STEM programmes.

NASA Space Grant consortium for Connecticut, hosted by the University of Hartford — funds space research, scholarships and STEM programmes.

Hutchinson, Kansas space museum and education centre — displays US and Soviet spaceflight artefacts and runs space camps, planetarium and STEM programmes.

NASA Space Grant consortium for Florida hosted by UCF — funds space-related scholarships, research and education programmes across Florida institutions.

US space career non-profit — funds conference grants for students and young professionals and hosts the annual Future Space event in Washington, DC.

Arlington-based space entrepreneurship network — supports the creation of startups and scale-ups pursuing commercial opportunities in low Earth orbit.

Non-profit science museum in Pearlington, Mississippi serving as the official visitor centre of NASA Stennis Space Center, with space and Earth exhibits.

US non-profit managing the ISS National Laboratory under NASA agreement — brokers commercial and academic research and payloads on the space station.

NASA Space Grant consortium and 501(c)(3) for Maine — runs scholarships, NASA EPSCoR research and STEM programmes for the state's space economy.

NASA Space Grant consortium for Massachusetts, led by MIT AeroAstro — funds space science and engineering education and research programmes.

NASA Space Grant and EPSCoR consortium for Nebraska led by the University of Nebraska Omaha — funds aerospace research, fellowships and STEM outreach.

NASA Space Grant consortium for North Carolina based at NC State — supports aerospace scholarships, student projects and space STEM outreach statewide.

NASA Space Grant consortium for Rhode Island, led by Brown University — supports space science research, fellowships and STEM outreach.

NASA Space Grant consortium of Minnesota colleges — funds space-related scholarships, student rocketry, ballooning and STEM outreach statewide.

NASA Space Grant consortium for New Jersey, led by Rutgers — funds fellowships, nanosatellite and rocketry programmes and STEM outreach.

NASA Space Grant consortium for New York State, led by Cornell — funds space-related scholarships, research and STEM outreach.

NASA Space Grant consortium for North Dakota hosted by UND — funds student fellowships, faculty research and STEM education in space-related fields.

Ohio non-profit aerospace research consortium — links NASA Glenn, AFRL, universities and industry for R&D, workforce and STEM programmes.

US aerospace fellowship non-profit — places Black undergraduates in paid aerospace internships with mentorship and a professional network.

NASA Space Grant consortium for Pennsylvania, led by Penn State — connects universities and students with NASA research and education programmes.

Non-profit science centre at a former NASA satellite tracking station in Rosman — radio/optical astronomy, STEM education and space history.

Albuquerque non-profit innovation hub — supports careers in space and deep-tech development in New Mexico.

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

Official visitor centre of NASA Johnson Space Center — science and space exploration museum and Smithsonian Affiliate run by a non-profit foundation.

US non-profit expanding access to space — runs a sponsored citizen astronaut programme and leadership training on the overview effect.

Austin-based non-profit chapter of the Space Force Association — supports the Texas space industry and national security space community.

US student-run space non-profit — links 100+ university chapters through projects, competitions and the annual SpaceVision conference.

NASA Space Grant consortium of Texas universities and partners — funds scholarships, design challenges and space STEM education; based at UT Austin.

Texas non-profit space community organisation in Houston — supports networking, workforce and ecosystem building for the state's space industry.

US non-profit advocating human exploration and settlement of Mars — runs analog research stations, an annual convention and student competitions.

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

Huntsville space museum and Smithsonian Affiliate — official visitor centre for NASA Marshall and home of Space Camp education programmes.

US non-profit educational foundation for the GEOINT community — runs the annual GEOINT Symposium, certification and training programmes.

NASA Space Grant consortium of Virginia universities — funds space STEM scholarships, research and workforce programmes across the state.

National museum in Ottawa run by Ingenium — preserves and exhibits Canada's aviation and space history, including satellites and spacesuits.

Canadian professional society — serves aeronautics and space professionals, runs the ASTRO space conference series and publishes the Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing.

National professional society for remote sensing, photogrammetry and spatial information sciences — publishes the Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing.

Vancouver-based charity running Canada's CubeSat Design Challenge for universities and CanSat Design Challenge for secondary schools.

Canadian non-profit and charity — promotes Canadian involvement in the human exploration and development of the Solar System through outreach and projects.

Laval space science centre offering space exhibitions, virtual missions to Mars, camps and school programmes for families and youth.

Vancouver space science centre in Vanier Park — runs planetarium shows, space exhibits and astronomy education programmes for the public and schools.

Canadian non-profit — runs the national Launch Canada student rocketry challenge and propulsion projects to train the next aerospace workforce.

McGill University student rocketry team designing and launching high-power rockets; won the Spaceport America Cup Genesis Cup in 2018.

Montreal planetarium in the Olympic Park, part of Espace pour la vie, offering immersive astronomy shows and space science exhibitions.

Polytechnique Montréal student society building CubeSats and planetary rovers and running space-technology education activities.

Student design team at Queen's University in Kingston — builds planetary rovers and satellite projects for international space competitions.

Canadian national astronomy society with local centres across the country — promotes astronomy through publications, observing programs and outreach.

Concordia University student space program with rocketry, spacecraft, robotics and space-health divisions; launched a suborbital rocket in 2025.

Federally incorporated Canadian non-profit developing a Prairie-based suborbital platform (balloons, sounding rockets) to flight-validate space and dual-use tech.

Canadian student-run space non-profit — runs the CAN-RGX reduced-gravity experiment challenge and hosts the annual Canadian Space Conference.

Student design team at the University of Toronto — builds rockets and CubeSats such as the FINCH hyperspectral nanosatellite mission.

University of Waterloo student satellite design team — develops CubeSat hardware and open-source onboard flight software.

University of Waterloo student rocketry design team — builds liquid-propellant rockets; its Polaris rocket set an amateur liquid-rocket altitude record in 2026.

Canadian not-for-profit running the Zenith Fellowship — mentorship and internships placing students with Canadian space companies to retain talent.

Eindhoven University of Technology student team — builds a CubeSat, the first satellite from North Brabant, incl. a mini IVF lab payload.

Dutch volunteer foundation — restored and operates the historic Dwingeloo radio telescope for radio astronomy, amateur space tracking and education.

Dutch TU Delft student team — builds an educational CubeSat whose data inspires primary and secondary school pupils about space.

Dutch student rocketry society at TU Delft — designs, builds and launches sounding rockets and develops solid, liquid and hybrid engines.

Dutch non-profit open-innovation platform for space data technology — runs hackathons, education and remote sensing projects in Noordwijk.

Dutch TU Delft student team — develops a 2.5 kg six-legged autonomous lunar rover and aims to deploy swarms of mini moon rovers.

Dutch space society (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Ruimtevaart) — connects professionals and students through events and its Ruimtevaart magazine.

Dutch space museum and official ESTEC visitor centre in Noordwijk — exhibits flown hardware and runs public space education.

Eindhoven University of Technology student rocketry team — develops reusable rocket technology for future satellite launch applications.

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

French learned society for aeronautics and astronautics — gathers professionals and organises technical conferences such as the Space Propulsion Conference.

French space science centre in Toulouse — runs exhibitions, a planetarium and education programmes on spaceflight and astronomy.

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

French science-education association — runs CNES-backed youth and student rocketry, CanSat and balloon programmes alongside wider science activities.

French volunteer-led association for women in the space sector — runs mentorship and leadership programmes and a talent pool across 17 countries.

UK space advocacy society — oldest existing space advocacy organisation, publishing Spaceflight magazine and the JBIS journal from London.

UK space science museum and educational charity in Leicester — runs exhibitions, a planetarium and STEM education programmes on space.

UK space skills think tank and consultancy — runs the Space Census, Space Training Catalogue and SpaceCRAFT competency framework.

UK network of space science and engineering educators — shares teaching resources and good practice across 40+ universities and colleges.

UK not-for-profit space careers platform — job board, career profiles and advice for students and career changers entering the space sector.

UK national student space society — volunteer-run charity organising conferences, rocketry and satellite competitions for students.

Norwegian national student space network — links student rocketry and satellite organisations and runs the annual NORSTEC Summit in Trondheim.

Norwegian student satellite organisation at NTNU — designs and builds CubeSats such as FramSat, sponsored by Norwegian space industry.

Norwegian student rocketry organisation at the University of Oslo — develops liquid-fuelled rockets such as the LOX/ethanol Nansen for education and research.

Norwegian student rocketry organisation at NTNU — designs and launches hybrid and liquid-fuelled rockets with the goal of reaching space.

Norwegian student rocketry organisation at the University of Stavanger — builds liquid-fuelled rockets with the aim of reaching space with Phoenix 2.

Japanese general incorporated foundation — supports space policy, ISS utilisation, outreach and education, and owns the Bisei Spaceguard Center.

Japanese public-interest foundation — receives, processes and distributes Earth observation satellite data for JAXA and runs remote sensing R&D and training.

Japanese non-profit space business organisation — runs the SPACETIDE conference series connecting startups, investors, agencies and industry in Asia.

Japanese learned society for aerospace engineering — publishes aerospace journals, runs technical committees and holds annual space science conferences.

Portuguese amateur astronomers' association — organises observing sessions, courses and publishes the APAA astronomy magazine.

Astronomy park and Ciência Viva science centre in central Portugal — runs a planetarium, observatory and space outreach events such as Astrofesta.

Portuguese node of ESA's European Space Education Resource Office — trains teachers and runs school space projects such as the CanSat competition.

Portuguese non-profit astronomy education association — trains teachers, runs space education projects and coordinates the Galileo Teacher Training Program.

Argentine non-profit association founded in 1987 that promotes space technology, runs the CATE congress and educational projects such as Pehuensat-1.

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

Argentine non-profit space group of young professionals and students — develops a low-cost lunar rover and related exploration technology.

Swiss student space association founded at ETH Zurich — develops hybrid and liquid rocket engines, sounding rockets and CubeSats with about 400 students.

Swiss student association at EPFL in Lausanne — develops the CHESS 3U CubeSat mission to measure Earth's atmospheric composition, supported by eSpace.

Swiss space innovation network hosted at EPFL — connects Swiss industry and academia to foster space technology projects and education.

Austrian student rocketry non-profit in Graz — designs, builds and launches student-developed rockets for competitions and education.

Austrian non-profit space network — runs Mars analog field missions such as AMADEE and develops the Aouda spacesuit simulator.

Brazilian non-profit foundation — manages space science and technology projects and geotechnology services in partnership with INPE, DCTA and other public institutes.

Brazilian student rocketry and satellite competition — runs annual rocket, CanSat/CubeSat and lander challenges at a launch range in Iacanga, SP.

Czech municipal observatory and planetarium — runs public astronomy and space education programmes and is a member of the Brno Space Cluster.

Prague city observatories and planetarium network — runs the Prague Planetarium and public observatories for astronomy and space education.

Danish volunteer-run crewed spaceflight project — develops and launches amateur rockets and capsules, working toward the crewed Spica rocket.

Danish spaceflight society — promotes knowledge of spaceflight through lectures and events, publishes Dansk Rumfart and is Denmark's IAF member.

Greek non-profit for open-source space technology — runs the SatNOGS ground-station network and built UPSat, the first satellite made in Greece.

Student space team supported by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki — develops the AcubeSAT 3U CubeSat under ESA's Fly Your Satellite! programme.

Slovak space non-profit — popularises astronomy and spaceflight and runs technology projects such as the skCUBE satellite and stratospheric balloons.

Slovak national observatory and astronomy education centre — observes the Sun and meteors and coordinates public astronomy across Slovakia.

Advances STEM and space education — runs the JAXA KIBO Robot Programming Challenge in Australia and facilitates NASA Space Camp tours for students.

Belgian space discovery centre in Transinne — offers exhibitions, simulators and astronaut camps for schools and the public.

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

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

Croatian non-profit aerospace association — promotes space R&D in Croatia and co-initiated CroCube, the first Croatian satellite, launched in 2024.

Cypriot non-profit space science organisation — represents Cyprus in IAF and COSPAR and runs the Cyprus Space Research and Innovation Centre.

Ecuadorian civilian space organisation — built the Pegaso and Krysaor CubeSats and supplies space hardware and mission support to satellite projects.

Estonian student satellite non-profit — develops ESTCube CubeSats and the SUTS satellite with the University of Tartu and TalTech.

Finnish astronautical association — promotes space research and activities, runs rocketry projects and publishes the Avaruusluotain magazine.

Aachen student rocketry association of RWTH and FH Aachen — develops hybrid and liquid rocket engines; its STAHR rocket reached 21 km in 2024.

Pan-African space industry directory and network — maps the African space ecosystem across 54 countries, connecting startups, agencies, universities and investors.

Hungarian space outreach society — promotes space science education, runs student competitions and Space Camp selection, and represents Hungary in the IAF.

Icelandic museum of human exploration in Húsavík — documents Apollo astronaut geology training in Iceland and runs astronaut training tours.

Israeli non-profit behind the Beresheet lunar lander — promotes STEM education through deep-space missions.

Pan-African Earth observation programme — provides free, analysis-ready satellite data and tools for decision-making across Africa.

Polish chapter of The Mars Society — promotes Mars exploration, co-organises the European Rover Challenge and runs the Horyzont Mars conference.

Puerto Rican non-profit — promotes space education, entrepreneurship and workforce development to build a Caribbean space commerce and research hub.

Romanian student-driven space non-profit — runs space education, community events and a CubeSat team selected for ESA's Fly Your Satellite Design Booster.

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

South Korean learned society for aerospace engineering — publishes the KSAS journal and IJASS and holds conferences on aeronautics and space science.

Spanish remote sensing association — publishes the Revista de Teledetección and holds a national congress every two years.

KTH student rocketry association in Stockholm — designs and launches student rockets and was the first Swedish team at the European Rocketry Challenge.

Uruguayan space community organisation running NASA Space Apps Challenge, World Space Week and rocketry courses to connect people with the space sector.