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  2. Philippine Space Agency - Wikipedia

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    The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) is the national space agency of the Philippines.. The unified space agency is defined by the Philippine Space Act (Republic Act No. 11363) which was signed into law on August 8, 2019, by President Rodrigo Duterte, [4] intended to manage and operate the decentralized space program of the Philippine government, which was handled by various agencies of the ...

  3. List of government space agencies - Wikipedia

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    Government space agencies, established by governments of countries and regional agencies (groupings of countries) are established as a means for advocating for engaging in activities related to outer space, exploitation of space systems, and/or space exploration. The listings summarize all countries' and regional authorities' space agencies ...

  4. List of Philippine satellites - Wikipedia

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    The first Philippine satellite launched to space was Agila-2 which was placed to orbit in 1997. The Philippine Space Agency is the lead government organization of the Philippine space program since 2019 but all active satellites are built and operated by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and its child agencies.

  5. Philippine space program - Wikipedia

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    Department of Science and Technology was responsible for a majority of space research conducted.. Prior to the creation of the PhilSA, several government agencies under the DOST ran the country's space program: namely, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), and the National ...

  6. NASA facilities - Wikipedia

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    NASA has used or supported various observatories and telescopes, and an example of this is the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility. In 2013 a NASA Office of the Inspector General's (OIG) Report recommended a Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) style organization to consolidate NASA's little used facilities. [3]

  7. NASA Headquarters - Wikipedia

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    The Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters sign and NASA worm insignia. On June 12, 2019, the street in front of the building was given the honorary name of Hidden Figures Way in honor of some of NASA's black women mathematicians, Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary W. Jackson, who were the central characters in the 2016 film Hidden Figures ...

  8. Lacrosse (satellite) - Wikipedia

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    Lacrosse or Onyx was a series of terrestrial radar imaging reconnaissance satellites operated by the United States National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). While not officially confirmed by the NRO or the Government of the United States prior to 2008, there was widespread evidence pointing to its existence, including one NASA website. [1]

  9. National Space Activities Commission - Wikipedia

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    All instruments where provided by CONAE except GOLPE, which was provided by NASA. [citation needed] SAC-D/Aquarius: SAC-D was launched on 19 June 2011. [28] Part of a cooperation program between CONAE and NASA (Goddard Space Flight Center and JPL). It carries seven instruments to study the environment, and a technology demonstration. [citation ...