Universities Space Research Association

independent, nonprofit research corporation to advance space science and technology
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Universities Space Research Association

Summary

Universities Space Research Association is a consortium[1]. It draws 72 Wikipedia views per month (consortium category, ranking #22 of 67).[2]

Key Facts

  • Universities Space Research Association's field of work was astronomy[3].
  • Universities Space Research Association's field of work was astrophysics[4].
  • Universities Space Research Association's field of work was Earth science[5].
  • Universities Space Research Association's field of work was microgravity[6].
  • Universities Space Research Association's field of work was science education[7].
  • Universities Space Research Association's field of work was heliophysics[8].
  • Universities Space Research Association is in the country of United States[9].
  • Universities Space Research Association's instance of is recorded as consortium[10].
  • Universities Space Research Association's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[11].
  • Universities Space Research Association's founder is recorded as James E. Webb[12].
  • Universities Space Research Association's headquarters location is recorded as Columbia[13].
  • Universities Space Research Association's chief executive officer is recorded as Jeffrey Isaacson[14].
  • Universities Space Research Association's child organization or unit is recorded as Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science[15].
  • Universities Space Research Association's child organization or unit is recorded as Lunar and Planetary Institute[16].
  • March 12, 1969 marks the founding of Universities Space Research Association[17].
  • Universities Space Research Association's location of formation is recorded as Washington, D.C.[18].
  • Universities Space Research Association's official website is recorded as https://www.usra.edu/[19].
  • Universities Space Research Association's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][20].
  • Universities Space Research Association's phone number is recorded as +1-410-730-2656[21].
  • Universities Space Research Association's affiliation is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration[22].
  • Universities Space Research Association's legal form is recorded as nonprofit organization[23].
  • Universities Space Research Association's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'USRA'}[24].
  • Universities Space Research Association's language used is recorded as English[25].
  • Universities Space Research Association's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '7178 Columbia Gateway Dr, Columbia, MD 21046'}[26].
  • Universities Space Research Association's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+2316'}[27].

Body

Founding

Universities Space Research Association's founder is recorded as James E. Webb[12]. March 12, 1969 marks the founding of it[17]. Its location of formation is recorded as Washington, D.C.[18].

Identity

Universities Space Research Association's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'USRA'}[24].

Leadership

Universities Space Research Association's chief executive officer is recorded as Jeffrey Isaacson[14].

Operations

Universities Space Research Association's headquarters location is recorded as Columbia[13]. Subsidiaries include Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science[15], a research institute[28], in United States[29] and Lunar and Planetary Institute[16], a research institute[30], in United States[31], founded in 1978[32], headquartered in Houston[33].

Industry

Fields of work include astronomy[3], a branch of science[34]; astrophysics[4], a branch of astronomy[35]; Earth science[5], a branch of science[36]; microgravity[6]; science education[7], a branch of education[37]; and heliophysics[8], an academic discipline[38].

Why It Matters

Universities Space Research Association draws 72 Wikipedia views per month (consortium category, ranking #22 of 67).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . GRID. Retrieved . usra.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . usra.edu. usra.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . usra.edu. usra.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . GRID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . usra.edu. Retrieved . usra.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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