"space agency" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: space agencies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} space agency (plural space agencies)
  1. A government agency engaged in activities related to outer space and space exploration. Translations (government agency): 航天局 (hángtiānjú) (Chinese Mandarin), avaruusjärjestö (Finnish), Raumfahrtbehörde [feminine] (German), Weltraumagentur [feminine] (German), 宇宙局 (uchūkyoku) (alt: うちゅうきょく) (Japanese), 우주국 (ujuguk) (alt: 宇宙局) (Korean), agência espacial [feminine] (Portuguese), uzay ajansı (Turkish)

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