British National Space Centre
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For the centre in Leicester, see National Space Centre.
The British National Space Centre (BNSC) was an agency of the Government of the United Kingdom, organised in 1985, that coordinated civil space activities for the United Kingdom. It was replaced on 1 April 2010 by the UK Space Agency.[2]
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Abbreviation | BNSC |
Formed | 1985; 39 years ago (1985) |
Type | Space agency |
Jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
Headquarters | Polaris House, Swindon |
Administrator | David Williams[1] |
Primary spaceport | None |
Annual budget | £268 million (US$438 million) (2008/09) |
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