Science and Innovation Minister Lord Drayson has announed that the United Kingdom will have its own space agency in 2010 to coordinate under a single entity the national space exploration effort in the country. The new agency will bring together six Government departments, two research councils, the Technology Strategy Board and the Met Office. The British space agency, expected to be similar to NASA, will help create thousands of new highly-skilled jobs, [Video].
"Our space sector hasn't missed a beat during this recession," Drayson said. "The new space agency is about making sure that the UK fully exploits its competitive advantage in satellites, robotics and related technologies," reports The Guardian and the BBC.
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