Taiwan Space Agency
Taiwan Space Agency (short as TASA), formerly the National Space Organization from 1991 to 2023, is the national civilian space agency of the Republic of China (Taiwan), under the auspices of the National Science and Technology Council. TASA is involved in the development of space technologies and related research.
| 國家太空中心 Guójiā Tàikōng Zhōngxīn | |
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| Abbreviation | TASA |
| Former name | National Space Organization |
| Formed | October 1991 (as National Space Program Office) 1 April 2005 (as National Space Organization) |
| Type | Space agency |
| Jurisdiction | Taiwan |
| Headquarters | Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu |
| Administrator | Wu Tsung-hsin, Director General |
| Primary spaceport | Jiu Peng Air Base, Pingtung County Xuhai Rocket Launch Site, Pingtung County |
| Owner | National Applied Research Laboratories |
| Employees | Roughly 300 |
| Annual budget | NT$10 billion dollars (2023) |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 國家太空中心 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 国家太空中心 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | National Space Centre | ||||||||||
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