The Hellenic Space Agency ( el, Ελληνικός Διαστημικός Οργανισμός), abbreviated as the HSA ( el, ΕΛΔΟ, ''ELDO''), was the national space agency of

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

. It was founded at 19 March 2018 as a

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by the Ministry of Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media. On August 9, 2019, it was replaced by the ( el, Ελληνικό Κέντρο Διαστήματος).

Purpose

Its purpose was to shape the country's space strategy, to promote the participation of

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s, and to participate in space events.

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References

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