The Netherlands Agency for Aerospace Programmes (in
Dutch language
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, ''Nederlands Instituut voor Vliegtuigontwikkeling en Ruimtevaart'' ''(NIVR)'') was the official
space exploration
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Dutch
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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 o ...
(NSO).
See also
*
European Space Agency
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, headquarters = Paris, Île-de-France, France
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, spaceport = Guiana Space Centre
, seal = File:ESA emblem seal.png
, seal_size = 130px
, image = Views in the Main Control Room (1205 ...
(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 o ...
(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
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). 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 o ...
(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
The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-Europea ...
; toggle switch to
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Government agencies of the Netherlands
Government agencies disestablished in 2009
Science and technology in the Netherlands
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