Austrian Space Agency

The Agency for Aerospace (ALR ), English Aeronautics and Space Agency ( ASA) in Vienna is an organization with the aim of coordinating the Austrian space research related activities and programs nationally and internationally.

History

The agency was founded in 1972 as the Austrian Space Agency, Austrian Space Agency (ASA ). 1977-1987 she was Austrian Solar and Space Agency ( ASSA ) to - to force in preparation for accession to the European Space Agency (ESA ) next space also the time nor space- based solar technology - even under the influence of the oil shocks of the 70s. In 1987, Austria, the solar and wind technology research has been a member state of the European Space Agency, the organization was rückbenannt in ASA, the Austrian Research Centers Seibersdorf ( ARCS) attached.

Major projects of the ASA was the flight of the first Austrian astronaut Franz Viehböck Mir space station in 1991, and his participation in the Spacelab -1, the international space station ISS and the Galileo project.

In 2005, the Austrian Space Agency was transferred to the Agency for Aerospace ( the English name Aeronautics and Space Agency serves the maintenance of the established abbreviation ASA). They were founded in research infrastructure organization of the September 2004 Austrian Research Promotion Agency incorporated (FFG ), and is subordinate to the Ministry of Science. The operational side of research and development is embedded in the Austrian Space Application Programme started in 2002 (ASAP ) and numerous academic and non- universitäte special projects. The Agency has since served the international and " Austria's economy and science as docking station for international air and space community and central point of contact to coordinate all air-and space- related activities." In parallel, she was put aside also an advisory board for Aerospace who "supports the management of the FFG and the management of the agency itself particularly in strategy development in the aerospace industry. "

Head of the Agency for Aerospace 's (2012 ) Harald Posch, Chairman of the Advisory Board ( since its creation ) Peter Jankowitsch.

2011, the budget of the ALR € 64.52 million, with € 54 million contributions to ESA account ( € 16 million obligatory, € 38 million volunteer for additional programs ).

Tasks

The functions of the ALR are:

  • Implementation of the Austrian Aeronautics and Space Policy
  • Austria's representation in the bodies of the EU, the European Space Agency ESA and EUMETSAT
  • Organization and management of participation in bilateral and international aerospace programs (ESA / EUMETSAT / ACARE program participations)
  • Sustainable building and strengthening of the Austrian Aeronautics and Space Cluster
  • Support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in space relevant subject areas, ie Representation of Austria to the UN COPUOS, European Commission
  • Organization and handling of air-and space- related events, education and training activities

Close contact is made with the two Vienna-based international organizations, the European Space Policy Institute ( ESPI ) and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs ( OOSA ).

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