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The National Space Agency of Ukraine, or '''NSAU''' ( responsible for space policy and programs. NSAU is a civil body in charge of co-ordinating the efforts of government installations, research, and industrial companies (mostly state-owned). Several space-related institutes and industries are directly subordinated to NSAU. However, it is not a united and centralized system immediately participating in all stages and details of space programs (like NASA in the United States ). A special space force in the Military Of Ukraine is also absent. The agency oversees Launch Vehicle and Satellite programs, co-operative programs with the Russian Aviation And Space Agency , the European Space Agency , NASA , and commercial ventures. International participation includes Sea Launch and the Galileo Positioning System . Launches are conducted at Kazakhstan 's Baikonur and Russia 's Plesetsk Cosmodrome s, and on Sea Launch 's floating platform. NSAU has ground control and tracking facilities in Eupatoria , Crimea . Spacecraft include the Sich and Okean Earth Observation Satellite s, and the Coronas solar observatory with Russia. Ukraine's Space Agency has supplied Russia with military satellites and their launch vehicles, a unique relationship in the world. The NSAU and NASA are preparing to sign an agreement to launch an unmanned flight to the Moon , using a Dnipro Launch Vehicle in 2006 or 2007 . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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