The Netherlands Agency for Aerospace Programmes (in
Dutch language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. '' Afrikaan ...
, ''Nederlands Instituut voor Vliegtuigontwikkeling en Ruimtevaart'' ''(NIVR)'') was the official
space exploration
Space exploration is the use of astronomy and space technology to explore outer space. While the exploration of space is carried out mainly by astronomers with telescopes, its physical exploration though is conducted both by uncrewed rob ...
agency of the
Dutch government until 2009.
Since 1 July 2009, the space-exploration activities of the NIVR are merged into the newly formed
Netherlands Space Office
The Netherlands Space Office (NSO) is the space agency of the Netherlands.
Creation
Three Dutch government ministries — the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy; the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; and the Ministry ...
(NSO).
See also
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European Space Agency
, owners =
, headquarters = Paris, Île-de-France, France
, coordinates =
, spaceport = Guiana Space Centre
, seal = File:ESA emblem seal.png
, seal_size = 130px
, image = Views in the Main Control Room (120 ...
(ESA)
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Netherlands Space Office
The Netherlands Space Office (NSO) is the space agency of the Netherlands.
Creation
Three Dutch government ministries — the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy; the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; and the Ministry ...
(NSO)
External links
nivr.nl ''Nederlands Instituut voor Vliegtuigontwikkeling en Ruimtevaart (NIVR)'' (Netherlands Agency for Aerospace Programmes) official website (website in
Dutch language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. '' Afrikaan ...
). Accessed 12 February 2010.
spaceoffice.nl Netherlands Space Office
The Netherlands Space Office (NSO) is the space agency of the Netherlands.
Creation
Three Dutch government ministries — the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy; the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; and the Ministry ...
(NSO) official website (website in
Dutch language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. '' Afrikaan ...
; toggle switch to
English-language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to t ...
version offered in top bar). Accessed 12 February 2010.
Government agencies of the Netherlands
Government agencies disestablished in 2009
Science and technology in the Netherlands
Space agencies
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