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The '''British National Space Centre''' (or '''BNSC''') is a voluntary partnership between eleven [[United Kingdom|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 positioning system|Galileo]]). |
The '''British National Space Centre''' (or '''BNSC''') is a voluntary partnership between eleven [[United Kingdom|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 positioning system|Galileo]]). |
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==BNSC and its Partners== |
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* [http://www.bnsc.gov.uk/ British National Space Centre] |
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* [[Department of Trade and Industry]], and its subsidiary [[Office of Science and Technology]] |
* [[Department of Trade and Industry]], and its subsidiary [[Office of Science and Technology]] |
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Revision as of 07:51, 12 June 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).
BNSC and its Partners
- Department of Trade 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