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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.

01.09.2025 New form of affiliation/administrative level

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

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

01.09.2025 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

01.01.2014 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

01.01.2004 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

Parliamentary proceedings and documents for this change

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

01.01.1997 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

01.01.1993 * 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

05.06.1987 Regular founding

Name
Norwegian Space Centre

Short name
NRS

Affiliations
Central foundation

COFOG
04 Economic affairs

Superior body
Ministry of Industry

Unit type
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).

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