Dutch aerospace authority

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The Dutch Aviation and Space Administration ( Dutch Nederlands Instituut voor Vendunguigontwikkeling en Ruimtevaart , NIVR ) was the Dutch Aviation Authority, founded in 1947 and headquartered in Delft, which was also responsible for space activities in the Netherlands in 1970 . In 2009 the space activities were relocated to the new Dutch space organization Netherlands Space Office . The aviation sector was outsourced to SenterNvoem, which became part of Agentschap NL in 2015.

activity

The NVIR was responsible for the scientific and industrial projects of the Netherlands in the field of aircraft, air transport and space travel on an international level. The focus was on simulation . In addition, the following services were offered in these areas: Strategic advice on and implementation of studies as well as the provision of know-how and financial resources.

financing

The work of the NIVR was financed on the one hand by the income from projects and on the other by the Dutch government, mainly from the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Projects

In addition to participating in ESA programs (ARA, PHARUS, Sloshsat-FLEVO satellite), the NIVR was involved in the following projects:

  • 1970 Head of development of the ANS satellite (nl. Astronomische Nederlandse Satelliet; German Astronomical Dutch Satellite)
  • 1976 Development of the IRAS (nl. Infra-Rood Astronomische Satelliet; German infrared astronomical satellite) together with NASA and Great Britain.
  • 1997 Development of OMI ( English Ozone Monitoring Instrument; German instrument for ozone monitoring) for the satellite Aura .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Nederlands Instituut voor Vliegontwikkeling en Ruimtevaart (NIVR) ( Memento of August 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). esfo information system - Nederlands Instituut voor Vliegontwikkeling en Ruimtevaart (NIVR). Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  2. ^ A b c d Joost van Kasteren: An Overview of Space Activities in the Netherlands. In: The Netherlands. The European Space Agency, 2002, ISBN 92-9092-535-3 , accessed online May 30, 2015.
  3. ↑ a b Netherlands Agency for Aerospace Programs - Organization Detail ( Memento from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ About OMI . Retrieved May 30, 2015.