The Indonesian Space Agency, known as INASA, is the Indonesian government body engaged in activities related to outer space and space exploration policy. INASA differs from the Research Organization for Aeronautics and Space in that it does not itself carry out space research, and instead functions as a coordinative agency designed as a space lobby and policy making body.
Facts
Agency TypeNational space policy and coordination agency of Indonesia, under the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) 1 Founded YearFormed under BRIN in 2022 after the prior Indonesian space agency LAPAN (1963-2021) was dissolved into BRIN in 2021; INASA continues the LAPAN policy-coordination function only, not the research function. HeadquartersSouth Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia 1 HeadErna Sri Adiningsih, Executive Director 1 Open Questions
Annual BudgetNot disclosed
No annual budget figure is given in the source consulted; INASA is a policy-coordination body under BRIN rather than an agency with a separate published budget line. In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Indonesia, located there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Indonesian Space Agency
Wikipedialead section, first sentence
Indonesian Space Agency or INASA is the Indonesian space agency engaged in activities related to outer space and space exploration policy.
History section, last sentence
In March 2022, INASA was formed as a special body under BRIN for Indonesia to carry on space political functions, including coordinating space policies, political lobby, preparation and delegation of Indonesian space scientists to lobby and negotiate with space agency of another country or supranational entities or international bodies, and registration of astronomical objects.
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leader_title = Executive Director
|leader_name=Erna Sri Adiningsih
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headquarters = [[Jalan Jenderal Gatot Subroto]], [[South Jakarta]], [[DKI Jakarta]]
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