Space agency
A space agency is a national or global organization responsible for the development of travel and exploration in outer space. Space agencies may either be privately funded or supplemented by funds from government grants, corporate sponsors or military organizations. Space agencies govern the operation of , manned space flights, lunar exploration, astro-navigation, extraterrestrial probes, and the construction and maintenance of shuttlecraft, satellites and space stations. Two examples of fictional space agencies found in popular culture are Starfleet from the Star Trek mythos and to a lesser extent Stargate Command from the Stargate franchise. The most famous "real-world" space agency is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, more commonly known as NASA.
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