China National Space Administration

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China National Space Administration
中国国家航天局
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Agency overview
AbbreviationCNSA
Formed22 April 1993;31 years ago (1993-04-22)
Preceding agency
Type Space agency
Jurisdiction State Council of the People's Republic of China
Headquarters Haidian, Beijing
Administrator
Zhang Kejian
Vice AdministratorXu Zhanbin
Chief EngineerLi Guoping
Secretary-GeneralXu Hongliang
Annual budgetIncrease2.svg US$18.15 billion (2023) 28.54% increase [1] [Note 1]
Website www.cnsa.gov.cn OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
China edcp location map.svg
Location of China's spaceports

See also

Notes

  1. Includes both civilian and military space spending.

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China National Space Administration
Simplified Chinese 国家 航天
Traditional Chinese 國家 航天
Literal meaningNational Astronautics Administration
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Guójiā Hángtiān Jú
Wade–Giles Kuo-chia Hang-t'ien Chü
IPA [kwǒtɕjá xǎŋtʰjɛ́n tɕy̌]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization Gwok-gāa Hòhng-tin Guhk
Jyutping Gwok3gaa1 Hong4tin1 Guk6
IPA [kʷɔ̄ːk.káːhɔ̏ːŋtʰīnkùːk]