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Austrian Space Agency
Agentur für Luft- und Raumfahrt
Agency overview
AbbreviationALR
Formed1972
TypeSpace agency
HeadquartersWien 9, Sensengasse 1, Vienna, Austria
Official language
  • German
  • English
OwnerAustrian Research Promotion Agency (Austrian Government)
Websitewww.ffg.at → ALR

The Austrian Space Agency, officially known since 2005 as the Aeronautics and Space Agency (German: Agentur für Luft- und Raumfahrt), is an organization whose purpose is to coordinate Austrian space exploration-related activities. It has been involved in both national programmes and multinational efforts coordinated via the European Space Agency (ESA).

The Austrian Space Agency was established in 1972, its headquarters is located in Vienna. On 1 January 1987, Austria became a member state of the ESA. The agency is notable for coordinating the first space flight of an Austrian, that of engineer Franz Viehböck with a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft, during 1990.

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