2. Russia
Agency: Russian Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos)
Budget: $5.6 billion
Although some would say that the glory days of Jury Gagarin are long gone, Russian space program is still going strong, despite all the troubles the country had since the breakup of the Soviet Union. Plans for reorganization are under way, in what is the largest space program in the world in terms of employment, with 250,000 people involved in it.
