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European Union Agency for the Space Programme

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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.

Facts
Agency Type
Intergovernmental space agency (agency of the European Union) 1
Founded Year
2021 1
Headquarters
Prague, Czech Republic 1
Head
Rodrigo da Costa (Executive Director) 1
Annual Budget
EU Space Programme budget of approximately EUR 1.997 to 2.221 billion (multiannual, European Commission figures) 1
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1. Wikipedia: European Union Agency for the Space Programme
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  • en.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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