Established in 1991, NSPO (National Space Organization, National Applied Research Laboratories, Taiwan) has completed its first phase space program (1991-2006) and is carrying out the second phase program (2004-2018).  This talk is intended to give a general introduction of the national space program in Taiwan from past to future.  In the first phase, NSPO has established the infrastructure necessary for long-term development of space technology in Taiwan, and successfully carried out three satellite programs (FORMOSAT-1, FORMOSAT-2, and FORMOSAT-3).  In the second phase, NSPO emphasizes on technology development for both space systems and payloads, meanwhile promotes space science and technology application with international collaboration.

Jiun-Jih Miau currently serves as Director General of National Space Organization, National Applied Research Laboratories, Taiwan, ROC.  He is also a professor of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.  He received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from National Taiwan University 1976. Later, he received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Engineering from Brown University, 1981 and 1984, respectively. He joined Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, 1984. During past years in NCKU, he served as Chairman of the Department (1995-8), Director of Aerospace Science and Technology Research Center (1998-2004), Deputy Director of Research and Service Headquarters (2007), and Director of Technology Transfer and Incubation Center (2007).  He also served as President of the Aeronautical and Astronautical Society of Republic of China (1998-2000).  His major research interests are in experimental fluid dynamics, particularly on instantaneous behaviours of flow motions, with measurements using MEMS sensor arrays and non-stationary data analysis techniques.