resources

Government Agencies

Canadian Space Agency

Canadian Space Agency
6767 Rte. de lâ €™Aeroport
Longueuil, PQ J3Y 8Y9 CANADA
(450) 926-4800; fax: (450) 926-4352
www.space.gc.ca
E-mail:  webmaster@space.gc.ca
Year established: 1985; 600 employees; area served: Canada; ownership: Government 
Julie Simard, Communications Advisor,
Media Relations;  julie.simard@space.gc.ca; Carol Duval, Communications Advisor, e-mail:  carol.duval@space.gc.ca
Coordinates the space activities of Canadian government departments.

European Space Agency and Washington Office

955 L’Enfant Plaza, Ste. 7800
Washington, DC 20024 USA
(202) 488-4158; fax: (202) 488-4930
 www.esa.int
Year established: 1973; 1,900 employees; ownership: Government
Promotes research and development in space operations.

European Space Agency (ESA)

8-10 rue Mario Nikis
Paris Cedex 15, F-75738 FRANCE
+33 1 5369-7654; fax: +33 1 5369-7560
 www.esa.int
E-mail:  contactesa@esa.int
Year established: 1975; 1,700 employees; ownership: Government-Owned
Jean-Jacques Dordain, Dir. General

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

7-44-1 Jindaiji Higashi-machi Chofu-shi
Tokyo, 182-8522 JAPAN
+81 6266-6400
 www.jaxa.jp
E-mail:  proffice@jaxa.jp
Year established: 2003; 1,700 employees; ownership: Government