Space and Aeronautical Research Agency
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | May 3, 1954 |
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| Headquarters | SARA Administration Centre, Pontiac-Bernadotte, Gristol-Serkonos |
| Motto | Per aspera ad astra (Latin: Through hardships to the stars) |
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| Parent agency | Office of Science and Technology |
The Space and Aeronautical Research Agency is the government department of Gristol-Serkonos responsible for the country's civilian space program as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. Chancellor Adrian Thorne announced the merger of the military Aeronautical Research Bureau and of the civilian Space Exploration Agency. He established SARA as a civilian agency encouraging peaceful applications in space science. The Space and Aeronautics Act of 1952 was passed, merging the two agencies and SARA became operational in May 1954. Since the merger, SARA led Gristo-Serkonan space exploration efforts in cooperation with several Ajaxi countries through the Joint Space Agency.
Field Offices
- SARA Administration Centre houses SARA leadership who provide overall guidance and direction to the agency. It also houses production offices for SARA TV, the agency's broadcast network.
- Griswald Space Research Centre is the largest combined organization of scientists and engineers in Gristol-Serkonos dedicated to increasing knowledge of the Earth, the Solar System, and the Universe via observations from space. GSRC is a major SE laboratory for developing and operating unmanned scientific spacecraft.
- Royal Jet Propulsion Laboratory is the research facility responsible research, development, and operation of space probes as well as testing experimental aerospace projects. It also houses several rocket testing facilities used by SARA, the private and public companies and agencies.
- Saari Flight Research Centre is SARA's office in which researchers use more than 40 wind tunnels to study improved aircraft and spacecraft safety, performance, and efficiency.
- Konondaigua Aeronautical Research Centre was founded to do wind-tunnel research on the aerodynamics of propeller-driven aircraft; however, it has expanded its role to doing research and technology in aeronautics, spaceflight, and information technology. It provides leadership in astrobiology, small satellites, robotic lunar exploration, intelligent/adaptive systems and thermal protection.
- Hitra Deep Space Communications Facility operates SARA's Deep Space Communications Network.
- Nordskaret Assembly Plant is established in 2008 in order to centralize all manufacturing of space-craft, probes, and rockets used by SARA.
- Cape Castille Space Centre is SARA launch facility located in RGSAFB Cape Castille in the Crown Land of Gristol.