North Atlantic Allied Space Agency

The North Atlantic Allied Space Agency was a reaction to the Soviet-led Interkosmos Program that was established in 1969. It was created through the framework of the the North Atlantic Treaty. In 1980 after the accession of the Adriatic Space Exploration and Research Center into Interkosmos, NAASA established several sub-offices including a central mission control and launch alliance.

Both NAASA and Interkosmos, as well as all private companies operating in space, are subject to international laws such as the Outer Space Treaty and subsequent developments of UN Space Law.

NAASA, much like Interkosmos, is made of several constituent space programs and member nations.