| ARTES | Advanced Research into Telecommunications
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| BARSC | British Association of Remote Sensing Companies
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| BNSC | British National Space Centre
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| CASE | Collaborative Awards in Science and Engineering
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| CCLRC | Central Laboratory of the Research Councils
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| CEOS | Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
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| COSPAR | Committee on Space Research
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| CSR | Comprehensive Spending Review
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| Defra | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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| DfES | Department for Education and Skills
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| DFID | Department for International Development
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| DfT | Department for Transport
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| DGSI | Director General of Science and Innovation
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| DIUS | Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
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| DMC | Disaster Monitoring Constellation
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| DTI | Department of Trade and Industry
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| DSTL | Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
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| EC | European Commission |
| EEDA | East of England Development Agency
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| EGNOS | European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
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| ELIPS | European Programme for Life and Physical Sciences
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| EO | Earth Observation |
| EOEP | Earth Observation Envelope Programme
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| EOPB | Earth Observation Programme Board
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| ESA | European Space Agency |
| ESERO | European Space Education Resource Office
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| EU | European Union |
| EUMETSAT | European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
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| FCO | Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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| FP7 | Framework Programme 7 |
| GEO | Group for Earth Observation
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| GEOSS | Global Earth Observation System of Systems
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| GJU | Galileo Joint Undertaking
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| GMES | Global Monitoring for Environment and Security
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| GNSS | Global Navigation Satellite System
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| GOC | Galileo Operating Company
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| GPS | Global Positioning Systems
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| GSA | Galileo Supervisory Authority
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| HEFCE | Higher Education Funding Council for England
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| ISS | International Space Station
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| ISSET | International Space School Educational Trust
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| KTP | Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
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| LDA | London Development Agency
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| MoD | Ministry of Defence |
| MoonLITE | Moon Lightweight Interior and Telecom Experiment
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| MRC | Medical Research Council
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| MOSAIC | Micro Satellite Applications in Collaboration
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| NAO | National Audit Office |
| NERC | Natural Environment Research Council
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| NPL | National Physical Laboratory
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| NSC | National Space Centre |
| NSTP | National Space Technology Programme
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| OSA | Outer Space Act |
| OSI | Office of Science and Innovation
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| PPARC | Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council
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| RAS | Royal Astronomical Society
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| RDA | Regional Development Agency
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| ROSE | Relevance of Science Education
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| SEEDA | South East England Development Agency
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| SME | Small and Medium Enterprise
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| STFC | Science and Technology Facilities Council
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| TTP | Technology Transfer Programme
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| UCL | University College London
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| VG | Virgin Galactic |
