China National Space Administration – CNSA

Type: Government
Abbreviation: CNSA
Administration: Administrator: Tang Dengjie
Founded: 1993
Spacecraft: Shenzhou
Country: CHN

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) is the national space agency of the People’s Republic of China. It is responsible for the national space program and for planning and development of space activities. CNSA and China Aerospace Corporation (CASC) assumed the authority over space development efforts previously held by the Ministry of Aerospace Industry. The CNSA has many launch sites around China with their orbital sites located in Jiuquan, Xichang, Taiyuan and Wenchang.