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Top 10 Countries with Space Presence
In the past generation, scientists, politicians, businessmen and many others had been very curious with the life
out of earth. Many have been asking about what the universe looks like, and all these questions that pertain to
the outer space were always answered by speculations and hunches. With the advanced technology, people have
explored the possibility of actually stepping out of the earths atmosphere to see how beautiful the universe is,
thus, the birth of what we call space missions.
Space missions or space flights have become part of human achievement in the 20th century. The Soviet Union
started sending space missions, which inspired other countries to explore the space as well. And in line with that,
here are the top ten countries with the most space presence.
10. Israel
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The Israel Space Agency is part of the countrys Ministry of Science and Technology. The agency coordinates
all space research programs of the country and was established in 1983. Some of the resources of the space
agency goes to one of their current projects called the Venus Project, with a budget of around $6 million. They
have an annual budget of $70 million for their other programs.
9. Iran
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Iran has been launching satellites and space flights since the year 2005. The country has been active in the Asian
space race. Their first launch was the joint Iranian-Russian Sinah-1 project, which cost them $15 million. In the
year 2008, Iran had a joint research with Thailand and China, launching a satellite named Long March 2C,
which cost around $6.5 million. Irans second satellite was actually placed in an orbit in the year 2009. This
satellite was designed for research and telecommunications.
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8. South Korea
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South Korea, together with China and Japan, is one of Asias leading countries when it comes to launching space
missions. As of today, they have already launched three space flights. The first one was the Naro-1 and it was
sent outside the planet three times. The total cost of the first three launches was over $450 million and the third
launch was the most successful among the three.
7. Japan
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Japan is one of Asias leading countries in terms of space flights and missions. Japan always has the latest
satellite and rocket capabilities for different purposes. They have also conducted manned space activities and
other science related missions and explorations. Their first launch was the Hayabusa that cost the country $138
million. Japan is planning to launch the Hayabusa 2 in the year 2014, which has an estimated cost of $150-400
million.
6. United Kingdom
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The United Kingdom has also recently established their own space agency. It was inagurated in April 2010 and
has taken over the responsibilities for government policy and budget for space explorations. The country,
together with the European Space Agency, has already spent about $155 million for the delivery of astronomical
data and the launch of sub-orbital rockets and the like. They are currently budgeting around $16 to $31 million
for the development of their intermediate missions.
5. India
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Although the ancient Indians were quite known for their knowledge about rocket science, it was only after their
independence that they were able to practice it, especially in exploring more about the space. Dr. Vikram
Sarabhai founded the Physical Research Laboratory, which is a great leap that catapulted India into one of the
leading countries in terms of space presence. Indias biggest success was the launching of its first satellite into
space. As of the present, India has been providing a heftier budget for space programs to widen their knowledge
on what the space really has to offer. They have already spent about $1.6 billion for the past launches and is
planning to spend about $1.34 billion for 2013 for their other space programs.
4. France
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Europe has their European Space Agency (ESA), which is dedicated to the exploration of natural occurrences
outside the planet. The agency was established in 1975 and is now based in Paris, France. Frances space
programs include human spaceflight and other unmanned exploration missions to other planets. The country will
be launching a new space balloon, with which the agency would provide a budget of $10 million for the
construction and the flight itself. The agency already spent about $5.3 billion for their space flight missions in
the year 2012.
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3. China
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Chinas space program is directed by the countrys National Space Administration called CNSA. China had a
rudimentary ballistic missile program but their first crewed space program only began decades later. This
achievement placed China as the third country to send humans into space independently. They are now planning
to launch their fifth space flight costing about $6.27 billion. In the year 2020, CNSA have plans on putting a
permanent space station and crewed expeditions to Mars and to the moon.
2. Russia (Soviet Union)
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Russia was the first country to have ever launched a space mission. They actually had plenty of firsts:
intercontinental ballistic missile, satellite launch, first man and woman in space and Earth orbit, first animal in
space, moon impact and spacewalk, race rover, interplanetary probe, image of the side of the moon, space
station, and unmanned lunar soft landing. Russias first space flight was the Vostok program. The flight made
Yuri Gagarin one of the most famous people back then since he was the first man to have ever journeyed outside
the planet. The government had a federal space budget of $2.4 billion in the year 2009. In 2011, the government
spent about $3.8 billion for their space programs. Their proposed budget for the year 2013 is $5.6 billion.
1. United States of America
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Although they were not the first country to explore the universe, they have the most number of space missions
sent out of earth. Their first space flight was under the Mercury Program. Project Mercury spanned five years
and it cost around $277 million. The second one was the Gemini program, which had a lifespan of six years and
cost approximately $1.3 billion. The most famous space mission that the country has done was the Apollo. The
program cost $20.4 billion, which had a lifespan of fifteen years. The United States has spent approximately
$486 billion over the past 57 years on human space flights alone. On the average, the country spent $8.3 billion
a year on space missions.
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Ujjwal Mishra Mechanical Engg. at Bhilai Institute of Technology Durg
It is highly incorrect india is way ahead of France and china
INDIA 3 spot
Reply Like November 2, 2013 at 10:05pm 5
Dmitry Savchuk
really?
nice to know
Reply Like January 2 at 2:24pm
Mwai Njirima
Maybe space travel will one day be for avery one
Reply Like January 22 at 1:58pm
Pankaj Semwal H.N.B. Garhwal University
India should at no 3
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