The European Union Agency for the Space Programme, known as EUSPA, is a space agency of the European Union that manages the EU Space Programme. It was originally created as the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Supervisory Authority in 2004, reorganized as the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency in 2010, and established in its current form on 12 May 2021. EUSPA is a separate entity from the European Space Agency, although the two organizations work closely together.
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Agency TypeIntergovernmental space agency (agency of the European Union) 1 Founded Year Headquarters HeadRodrigo da Costa (Executive Director) 1 Annual BudgetEU Space Programme budget of approximately EUR 1.997 to 2.221 billion (multiannual, European Commission figures) 1 FAQs
How does EUSPA differ from the European Space Agency?
The European Space Agency designs and develops the technical elements of EU space programmes and EUSPA handles their operation.
EUSPA is a separate entity from the European Space Agency, although the two organizations work closely together. Their distinct roles are set out in a Financial Framework Partnership Agreement. The European Space Agency focuses on the design and development of the technical elements of the EU space programmes, while EUSPA handles the operational elements of those programmes.
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1. Wikipedia: European Union Agency for the Space Programme
Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Agency_for_the_Space_Programme, lead paragraph, sentence 1
The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) is a space agency, managing the European Union Space Programme as one of the agencies of the European Union (EU).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Agency_for_the_Space_Programme, lead paragraph, sentence 2
It was initially created as the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Supervisory Authority (GSA) in 2004, reorganised into the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency in 2010, and established in its current form on 12 May 2021.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Agency_for_the_Space_Programme, infobox field headquarters
Prague, Czech Republic
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Agency_for_the_Space_Programme, infobox fields leader_title/leader_name
Executive Director: Rodrigo da Costa
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Agency_for_the_Space_Programme, infobox field budget
EU Space Programme 1.997-2.221 billion
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