Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA)

More space organisations in United States

• National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) · Research Institution · Charlottesville

  US NSF radio astronomy facility operator — runs the VLA and VLBA and North American ALMA operations from its Charlottesville headquarters.

• Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) · Research Institution · Hilo

  Hawaii space research programme of UH Hilo — develops in-situ resource utilisation technologies using volcanic terrain as a planetary analog.

• Planetary Science Institute (PSI) · Research Institution · Tucson

  US private non-profit research institute — scientists study Solar System bodies and take part in NASA planetary missions.

• SETI Institute · Research Institution · Mountain View

  US non-profit research institute near NASA Ames — studies the origins and prevalence of life and intelligence in the universe, including SETI searches.

• Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) · Research Institution · San Antonio

  US non-profit applied R&D organisation — its space science and engineering divisions lead NASA missions and build spacecraft instruments.

• Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) · Research Institution · North Logan

  Utah State University-owned University Affiliated Research Center — builds small satellites, space sensors and payloads for US defence and NASA missions.

• Space Research Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology (SRI) · Research Institution · Atlanta

  Georgia Tech interdisciplinary research institute launched in 2025 — connects campus and GTRI space research in spacecraft, exploration and space science.

• Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC), University of Wisconsin–Madison · Research Institution · Madison

  University of Wisconsin–Madison research centre — develops satellite meteorology, Earth and planetary remote-sensing instruments and satellite data systems.