This article is about a space agency in Taiwan (the Republic of China). For the space administrative office in Mainland China, see China National Space Administration.
Taiwan Space Agency
國家太空中心 Guójiā Tàikōng Zhōngxīn
Taiwan Space Agency Logo
Agency overview
Abbreviation
TASA
Former name
National Space Organization
Formed
October 1991; 32 years ago (1991-10) (as National Space Program Office) 1 April 2005; 19 years ago (2005-04-01) (as National Space Organization)
Type
Space agency
Jurisdiction
Taiwan
Headquarters
Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu
Administrator
Wu Tsung-hsin, Director General
Primary spaceport
Jiu Peng Air Base, Pingtung County Xuhai Rocket Launch Site, Pingtung County
Owner
National Applied Research Laboratories
Employees
Roughly 300
Annual budget
NT$10 billion dollars (2023)
Website
www.tasa.org.tw/index.php?ln=en
Taiwan Space Agency
Traditional Chinese
國家太空中心
Simplified Chinese
国家太空中心
Literal meaning
National Space Centre
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Guójiā Tàikōng Zhōngxīn
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Kok-ka Thài-khong Tiong-sim
Taiwan Space Agency (short as TASA), formerly the National Space Organization from 1991 to 2023, is the national civilian space agency of the Republic of China (Taiwan), under the auspices of the National Science and Technology Council. TASA is involved in the development of space technologies and related research.[1]
^"About NSPO | Vision and Mission". Nspo.narl.org.tw. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
and 24 Related for: Taiwan Space Agency information
Government spaceagencies are established by governments of countries or regional groupings of countries to establish a means for advocating for and/or...
Space Administration (CNSA) is a government agency of the People's Republic of China headquartered in Haidian, Beijing, responsible for civil space administration...
customers include the Space Development Agency, National Reconnaissance Office and the United States Space Force. While SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell has...
Research and Development Organisation') is the Japanese national air and spaceagency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA...
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. It is located at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern...
International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station assembled and maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five spaceagencies and their...
colloquially referred to as the Taiwanese Air Force) is the military aviation branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces, based in Taiwan since 1949. The ROCAF...
Tsing Hua University, and the National Space Organization, the Taiwanesespaceagency, are located in the park. There were local residents' protests against...
Foreign relations of the Republic of China (ROC), more commonly known as Taiwan, are accomplished by efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic...
Taiwanese indigenous peoples, also known as Formosans, Native Taiwanese or Austronesian Taiwanese, and formerly as Taiwanese aborigines, Takasago people...
(NASA), the member states of the European SpaceAgency (ESA), Japan (JAXA), China (CNSA), India (ISRO), Taiwan (NSPO), Israel (ISA), Iran (ISA), and North...
used for space in its broadest sense. International cooperation on space projects has resulted in the creation of new national spaceagencies. By 2005...
crewed space station constructed by China and operated by China Manned SpaceAgency. Tiangong is a modular design, with modules docked together while in...
Taiwan Pride (Chinese: 臺灣同志遊行) is the annual LGBTQ pride parade in Taiwan. The parade was first held in 2003. Although joined by groups from all over...
The history of the island of Taiwan dates back tens of thousands of years to the earliest known evidence of human habitation. The sudden appearance of...
deployment of space-based weapons for the defense of national security in Taiwan. Indian Space Research Organisation, India's national spaceagency, maintains...
Party (DPP) is a Taiwanese nationalist and centre to centre-left political party in Taiwan. It is currently the major ruling party in Taiwan, controlling...
Taiwan. In the 1970s, the original airport in Taipei City — Taipei Songshan Airport — had become overcrowded and could not be expanded due to space limitations...
Planning Agency, Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021. Reference on Act Title from Kinmen Park website "Taiwan's National...
of Taiwan Climate of Taiwan Geology of Taiwan National parks of Taiwan Wildlife of Taiwan Endemic species of Taiwan Fauna of Taiwan Birds of Taiwan Mammals...
Jews in Taiwan, also known as Taiwanese Jews, comprise the Jewish community residing in Taiwan, a country located in East Asia. While the Jewish population...
The culture of Taiwan is a blend of Han Chinese and indigenous Taiwanese cultures. Despite the overwhelming Chinese cultural influence and minority indigenous...
known as Taiwan). The ROC passport is also generally referred to as a Taiwanese passport. In September 2020, approximately 60.87 percent of Taiwanese citizens...