The new body is part of the 2021 National Security Strategy and was published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) on Saturday, January 1, 2022.
In the BOE it is stated that the Spanish Space Agency “will contribute to organizing the competences and establishing a national policy that serves as a guide, both for the public and private sectors. In this way, it will be possible to maximize the return on investment, promote spaces for public and private collaboration, facilitate the dual use of space capabilities and promote the national space industry sector in a clear and coherent way".
It will represent Spain internationally in the space sector
At the moment, it is unknown when it will be launched or how much money will be invested in this new body that will act as an intermediary between public space entities, such as NASA, and private entities such as Space X.
The organization will go beyond satisfying the commercial and scientific part of space technology, since it will also have a national defense character.
According to the BOE publication, the Spanish Space Agency has a "component dedicated to National Security, to direct the effort in space matters, efficiently coordinate the different national organizations with responsibilities in the space sector and unify international collaboration and coordination ”.
