CNES
Government agency
The National Centre for Space Studies is the French national space agency headquartered in central Paris and it comes under the supervision of the French Ministries of Defence and Research. Wikipedia
Founder: Charles de Gaulle
President: Philippe Baptiste
Founded: December 19, 1961
Abbreviation: CNES
Annual budget: €2.566 billion (2022)
Headquarters: Paris, Īle-de-France