Austrian Space Agency
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).
| Agentur für Luft- und Raumfahrt | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | ALR |
| Formed | 1972 |
| Type | Space agency |
| Headquarters | Wien 9, Sensengasse 1, Vienna, Austria |
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| Owner | Austrian Research Promotion Agency (Austrian Government) |
| Website | www.ffg.at → ALR |
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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