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Norwegian Space Agency

This page shows the event history for this unit.

Remarks: * = If a date is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies that the date is not confirmed.

1987-06-05 00:00:00.0 Regular founding

Name
Norwegian Space Centre

Short name
NRS

Affiliations
Central foundation

Hierarchical level
Highest level

COFOG
04 Economic affairs

Superior body
Ministry of Industry

Main affiliation category
National single organization (without subordinated units)

Located
301 Oslo

The Norwegian Space Centre Foundation (NSC) was created by Royal Decree of 05.06.1987. Ministry of Industry was the founder. Prior to this, the business was organized as a separate department in the Norwegian Science and Research Council (NTNF).

1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 * No change to unit, but change of superior

(The unit reports to a new superior organization because the previous superior organization was terminated at the same time.)

Superior body
Ministry of Industry and Energy

1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 No change to unit, but change of superior

(The unit reports to a new superior organization because the previous superior organization was terminated at the same time.)

Superior body
Ministry of Trade and Industry

2004-01-01 00:00:00.0 New form of affiliation/administrative level

(The unit is reorganized and has changed its form of affiliation/administrative level.)

Affiliations
Agency with special extended authority

Hierarchical level
Highest level

Procedure and documents for this change

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

2014-01-01 00:00:00.0 No change to unit, but change of superior

(The unit reports to a new superior organization because the previous superior organization was terminated at the same time.)

Superior body
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

2025-09-01 00:00:00.0 Change of name

Name
Norwegian Space Agency

Short name
Direktoratet for romvirksomhet

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

2025-09-01 00:00:00.0 New form of affiliation/administrative level

(The unit is reorganized and has changed its form of affiliation/administrative level.)

Affiliations
Central agency/directorate

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English