Kodeshi Space Agency

The Kodeshi Space Agency (KSA; (: 山河间太空署; : Shānhé jiān tàikōng shǔ) is the government agency of Kodeshia that conducts space, planetary, and aviation research, and leads development of rockets and satellites and spacecraft. The agency is headquartered in Luxi, Songhari.

Founded in 1976, KSA has pioneered a number of achievements in space for Kodeshia despite its relatively short history, including becoming the first space agency to send a satellite into orbit.

History
Modern space research in Kodeshia can be traced to the Kodeshi National Institute of Aeronautics Research in the 1930s. The institute was established in 1935 as part of the Kodeshia Department of Aeronautics (Guoyu: 山河间太空署主办外事; pinyin: Shānhé jiān tàikōng shǔ shì zhèng), an organisation set up in 1932 as a successor to the Imperial Aerospace Research Institute (Guoyu: 山河 Bureau) founded in 1916. The bureau was renamed the Imperial Aerospace Research Institute in 1927, and became the Kodeshi National Institute of Aeronautics Research in 1935. During the Great Kesh War the institute was responsible for space and aerospace research, while the department handled other matters such as planning and policy. The institute's activities were overseen by a council consisting of members appointed by the Emperor.

In 1976 the institute was renamed the Kodeshia Space Agency (Guoyu: 山河间太空署; pinyin: Shānhé jiān tàikōng shǔ). Under the government of the new Emperor Xuanyi, the agency was reorganised to oversee space technology development in Kodeshia specifically and the Kodeshia Space Agency was brought under Ministry of Industry, Science and Technology institutionalising space research in Kodeshia and forging the Kodeshi space program into its existing form. As part of this effort the Kodeshia Space Agency joined as a leading participant and the biggest contributor to the Sanqing Space Research Organization (: 三清空间研究组织; : Sānqīng kōngjiān yánjiū zǔzhī) mutual economic and various scientific collaboration between Kodeshia, HCCK and Qingcheng.

These joint efforts have led to the development of an orbital launch vehicle capable of carrying a payload of 10 tons to low Earth orbit and a larger version that could take 30 tons to geosynchronous transfer orbit. The Kodeshi Space Agency is also responsible for the development of the first Kodeshi satellite, which was launched in 1978. In 1983 the first unmanned lunar probe was launched from the Yuci space centre spaceport operated by the the KSA on the island of Qiongyue. The Shen Yi rocket system is also a product of years of mastering sounding rocket technology. The Shen Yi rocket is capable of launching up to ten tonnes of payload into low Earth orbit.

The Kodeshia Space Agency is currently one of the leading space agencies in the world, and its achievements in space science and technology are second only to those of the Imperial Kodeshi Air Force. The agency has been involved in the development of many types of space technology including space planes, orbital launch vehicles, spacecraft and artificial satellites.

Function
The Kodeshi Space Agency is a governmental agency responsible for the development of space technology and space exploration. It is the primary agency overseeing space exploration and spaceflight projects in Kodeshia and the Kodeshian Space Program.

Administrators
KSA is managed by the Ministry of Industry, Science and Technology, and manages the following agencies and institutes:
 * Kodeshi National Space Research Organisation
 * Kodeshi National Institute of Aeronautics Research
 * Kodeshi Space Academy
 * Kodeshi Astronomical Observatory
 * Kodeshi Aerospace Engineering Institute
 * Kodeshi Space Command Centre
 * Kodeshi Space Command Centre
 * Kodeshi Space Command Headquarters
 * Kodeshi Spacecraft Development Centre

Launch facilities
KSA has research centres in many locations in Kodeshia, and some offices overseas. Its headquarters are in Songhari. Research facilities Test facilities Construction and launch facilities Tracking and control facilities Human resource development
 * Yuci Space Centre, Qiongyue, Yuhai Islands
 * Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre
 * Physical Research Laboratory
 * National Atmospheric Research Laboratory
 * Space Applications Centre
 * KSA Propulsion Complex
 * Satellite Centre
 * Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems
 * Rocket Launching Station
 * Kodeshi Deep Space Network (KDSN)
 * National Remote Sensing Centre
 * KSA Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network
 * Master Control Facility
 * Space Situational Awareness Control Centre
 * Kodeshi Institute of Space Science and Technology (KIST)
 * Development and Educational Communication Unit
 * Space Innovation Centre
 * Regional Academy Centre for Space

International cooperation
Kodeshia Space Agency has signed international treaties and agreements with many other countries. Most notably its deep and close cooperation with HCCK and Qingcheng through the Sanqing Space Research Organization (: 三清空间研究组织; : Sānqīng kōngjiān yánjiū zǔzhī) part of the wider Sanqing (:三清; Sān qīng) mutual scientific collaboration program that allows access to rocket and satellite technologies between nations. Additionally Kodeshi as worked closely with Akiteiwa on various projects, including satellites and spaceflight research.