7. France
Points – 16
The CNES is the French space agency and was created back in 1961. Nowadays, it has a budget of $1.9 billion, but at least part of it goes out to the European Space Agency, whose member it is. The agency is concentrated on a few areas, including the overall access to space, but also on science and technology research.
The agency performs experiments in microgravity via the International Space Station, studying satellite formation flying. It also collaborates on other projects, as well, including Rosetta, the space probe researching a comet, the Cassini-Huygens, which wants to take a look at Saturn, and more.
