Austrian Space Agency

Type: Government
Abbreviation: ALR
Administration: Andreas Geisler
Founded: 1972
Launchers:
Spacecraft: Spacelab | GALILEO
Country: AUT

The Austrian Space Agency was founded in 1972 and joined the ESA as a member in 1987. In 2005, control of the ALR was transferred to the Austrian Agency for Aerospace. They coordinated the first flight of an Austrian in space with a Soyuz launch in 1990.