RIKEN is a large natural sciences research institute in Japan.

Founded in 1917, it now has approximately 3000 scientists on seven campuses across Japan, the main one in Wako, just outside Tokyo. RIKEN is an Independent Administrative Institution, whose formal name in Japanese is Rikagaku Kenkyūjo, and in English is the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research.

RIKEN conducts research in many areas of science, including physics, chemistry, biology, medical science, engineering and computational science, and ranging from basic research to practical applications. It is almost entirely funded by the Japanese government.

SpaceWorks Software is a division of SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc. (SEI).

SpaceWorks Software develops technical, educational, and entertainment applications for the aerospace field and beyond. Our unique products and services are valued by government agencies, commercial companies, academic institutions, and private individuals around the world.

SpaceWorks Software strives to enhance the way engineers design systems, analyze alternatives, and visualize complex data. Whether the task is building an all-new desktop or mobile application, or integrating existing tools to streamline and improve the design process, our staff excels at delivering inspired solutions. SpaceWorks Software supports the future of aerospace engineering through our Academic License Program (ALP) and other educational partnerships.

SpaceWorks Commercial is a division of SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc. (SEI).

SpaceWorks Commercial advances innovative ideas, solutions, and partnerships aimed at maturing near and far term commercial and international space ventures.

SpaceWorks Commercial serves as an incubator for new business ventures and partnerships for which SpaceWorks has a financial interest or strategic role. SpaceWorks Commercial seeks to start and develop innovative new space businesses that will compete in emerging space markets. The division leverages the technical, financial, and management resources of SpaceWorks to help these early-stage business ventures grow and compete until the point they can operate independently of our corporation. New businesses operating under the umbrella of SpaceWorks Commercial may also share infrastructure with SpaceWorks in Washington, DC and Atlanta, GA.

SpaceWorks Engineering is a division of SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc. (SEI).

SpaceWorks Engineering (SEI-E) is SEI's aerospace engineering services division supporting a wide variety of traditional customers in the U.S. government and domestic aerospace industry. Key clients include NASA, the U.S. Air Force, DARPA, the U.S. Navy, and most U.S. aerospace prime contractors.

SpaceWorks Engineering is an industry leader in providing independent concept development, economic analysis, technology impact assessment, and systems analyses for future space systems and projects. Our technical staff is trained in a range of key engineering analyses such as propulsion, trajectories, aerodynamics, cost analysis, mass properties, economic modeling, operations, and reliability analysis. SEI-E projects range from single-discipline support for a client's design team to complete end-to-end space concept analysis. Our full-time staff is augmented by a team of highly-experienced Affiliates who provide additional guidance and insight.

SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc. (SEI) is a privately held aerospace firm based in Atlanta, GA, USA ; with offices in Washington, DC.

SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc. (also referred to as "SpaceWorks" or "SEI") is an aerospace engineering company focused on advanced concepts for NASA, United States Air Force, DARPA, and the commercial space industry. SEI was founded in 2000. The firm was previously known as SpaceWorks Engineering, Inc. (SEI) and officially changed its name in 2011. SpaceWorks was named the 39th fastest growing Engineering firm in the United States according to the 2011 Inc. 500/5000 list.

SEI has three Divisions: 

• SpaceWorks Engineering,
• SpaceWorks Commercial,
• SpaceWorks Software. 

The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ

The centre studies the complex interactions between humans and the environment in cultivated and damaged landscapes. The scientists develop concepts and processes to help secure the natural foundations of human life for future generations. 

It was established in 1991 and has more than 1,000 employees in Leipzig, Halle/S. and Magdeburg.

The main locations are in Leipzig, Halle and Magdeburg.

Spektr-R (or RadioAstron) is a Russian orbital radio telescope, and is the largest space telescope in orbit. It was launched on 18 July 2011.

The main scientific goal of the mission is the study of astronomical objects with an angular resolution up to a few millionths of an arc second. This is accomplished by using the satellite in conjunction with ground-based observatories and interferometry techniques.

Spektr-R is one of the instruments in the RadioAstron program, an international network of observatories led by the Astro Space Center of the Lebedev Physical Institute. 

The telescope is intended for radio-astrophysical observations of extragalactic objects with ultra-high resolution, as well as researching of characteristics of near-Earth and interplanetary plasma. The very high angular resolving power will be achieved when used in conjunction with a ground-based system of radio-telescopes and interferometrical methods, operating at wavelengths of 1.35–6.0, 18.0 and 92.0 cm.[8] Once in space, the flower-like main dish was to open its 27 'petals' within 30 minutes.

PPTS (Prospective Piloted Transport System), unofficially called Rus, is a project being undertaken by the Russian Federal Space Agency to develop a new-generation partially reusable capsule manned spacecraft.

Its official name is Pilotiruemyi Transportny Korabl Novogo Pokoleniya or PTK NP meaning New Generation Piloted Transport Ship.

The goal of the project is to develop a new-generation spacecraft to replace the current Soyuz which was developed by the Soviet Union, and is similar to US Orion spacecraft. 

The Soyuz spacecraft (not to be mixed with the Soyuz rocket) is a series of spacecraft initially designed for the Soviet space programme by the Korolyov Design Bureau in the 1960s, and still in service today. The Soyuz succeeded the Voskhod spacecraft and was originally built as part of the Soviet Manned Lunar programme. 

The Soyuz spacecraft is launched by the Soyuz rocket, the most frequently used and most reliable Russian launch vehicle to date. Soyuz spacecraft were used to carry cosmonauts to and from Salyut and later Mir Soviet space stations, and are now used for transport to and from the International Space Station (ISS).

At least one Soyuz spacecraft is docked to ISS at all times for use as an escape craft in the event of an emergency.

The Elwing Company conceives, designs, develops, manufactures and markets advanced propulsion systems for satellites.

It designs and commercializes Electric Propulsion (EP) systems for satellites and spacecraft.
Based on an innovative electrodeless plasma thruster technology – The E-IMPAcT technology (Electrodeless-Ionization Magnetized-Ponderomotive Acceleration Thruster), our propulsion systems are designed to fulfill the propulsion needs of most spacecraft operators & manufacturers in the United States and throughout the world.

Established in 2002, The Elwing Company is privately held and has offices, affiliates and subsidiaries throughout the U.S. and in Europe. It developed and holds exclusive rights on the electrodeless plasma thruster technology.