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Space Agencies

USA
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
      NASA Image eXchange (NIX)
      NASA's NSSDC Photo Gallery
      NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive
      NASA World Wind
      NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
      NASA - JPL Solar System Simulator
      NASA's Solar System Exploration Missions
      NASA - Ask an Astrophysicist
      NASA Astrobiology Institute (you can also Ask an Astrobiologist)
      NASA TV
      Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility
NRO - National Reconnaissance Office one of the USA's intelligence agencies that regularly manages spy satellites and related spacecraft for the US government
NORAD - North American Aerospace Defense Command

Russia
Roscosmos - Russian Federal Space Agency (RFSA)
Europe
ESA - European Space Agency
Canada
CSA - Canadian Space Agency
Japan
JAXA - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
China
CNSA - China National Space Administration
CMSE - China Manned Space Engineering
France
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) (National Center of Space Research)
      Cnes CSG - Le Centre Spatial Guyanais
      The Guiana Space Centre (CSG) is a French spaceport near Kourou in French Guiana for Ariane 5, Soyouz, Vega rockets
India
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Other
List of space agencies around the world

Magazines & News Sources

Astronomy Magazine
SkyTonight.com by Sky & Telescope Magazine
Discover Magazine
Cosmos Magazine
Space.com
SpaceWeather.com
Spaceweather PHONE an astronomy alert service from the creators of Spaceweather.com
NASA Watch
Space Wire @ SpaceRef - RSS News Feeds for Newsreaders
SpaceRef
SpaceDaily.Com
International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences (IJASS)

Other Links

Barbados Astronomy
CARINA - The Caribbean Institute of Astronomy
LiveSky.com
CalSky
SpaceWeather.com
Heavens Above
N2YO.com real time satellite tracking
NASA's Johnson Space Center ISS Sightings page
Extrasolar Visions - An Extrasolar Planets Guide
Meteorite Central
WikiSky.org
Cloudy Nights.com
The Night Sky This Week
Galaxy Map
IAU - International Astronomical Union
American Astronomical Society
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS)
ASCOM Initiative - Standards for Astronomy
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
Asteroid Comet Impact Hazards
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (CBAT) the world's clearinghouse for comet discoveries
Google Directory - Astronomy
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute
StarTrek.com
JavaScript Stardate Converter
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
Encyclopedia Astronautica | Astonautix
Australian Amateur Astronomy - IceInSpace
LEGO Space see also here
Apologetics Press - Examine the Evidence
HobbySpace.com
Citizens in Space by United States Rocket Academy
Astrosphere

Space Technology Companies

Bigelow Aerospace
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX)
Intelsat leading provider of satellite services worldwide
Space Adventures, Ltd.
Virgin Galactic
  The Spaceship Company (Virgin Galactic)
  Scaled Composites, LLC
Blue Origin LLC
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Armadillo Aerospace, LLC
XCOR Aerospace, Inc.
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)
  SNC Space Systems
Space Expedition Corporation (SXC)
  Space Experience Curaçao
United Launch Alliance, LLC
Arianespace founded in 1980 as the world’s first satellite launch company
S.P Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation "Energia"
ORBCOMM
The Golden Spike Company planning manned missions to moon for $2 bil
Lockheed Martin
Spaceflight Inc
Boeing
Planet Labs Inc.
Airbus S.A.S.
Rolls-Royce plc
Inmarsat plc
Spaceflight Inc.
Firefly Space Systems
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Stratolaunch Systems Inc. Paul G. Allen’s space startup


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