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* [[Department for Productivity, Energy and Industry]] |
* [[Department for Productivity, Energy and Industry]], and its subsidiary [[Office of Science and Technology]] |
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* [[Department for Transport]] |
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* [[Office of Science and Technology]] |
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* [[Ministry of Defence]] |
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* [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] |
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* [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]] |
* [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]] |
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* [[Department for Education and Skills]] |
* [[Department for Education and Skills]] |
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* [[Rutherford Appleton Laboratory]] |
* [[Rutherford Appleton Laboratory]] |
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* [[Natural Environment Research Council]] |
* [[Natural Environment Research Council]] |
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* [[Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council]] |
* [[Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council]] |
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* [[Met Office|Meteorological Office]] |
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Revision as of 22:36, 11 May 2005
The British National Space Centre (or BNSC) is a voluntary partnership between eleven UK government departments and research councils. It was formed in 1985 in order to coordinate UK civil space activities. The UK civil space programme focuses on space science, earth observation, satellite telecommunications, and global navigation (e.g. using systems like GPS and Galileo).
Members of BNSC
- Department for Productivity, Energy and Industry, and its subsidiary Office of Science and Technology
- Department for Transport
- Ministry of Defence
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Education and Skills
- Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
- Natural Environment Research Council
- Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council
- Meteorological Office