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1980 Jun 20 - 1985 Nov 29
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1413
Aerospace (Space policy: formation of British National Space Centre (BNSC)) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 265
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84 Jan 25 Wed Space: President Reagan letter to MT (manned space station programme) [suggests collaboration & that NASA head meets with MT] [released 2014]
84 Feb 1 Wed Space: MT letter to Reagan (manned space station programme) [“an exciting development”] [released 2014]
84 Mar 15 Thu Space: MT telegram to Reagan (manned space station programme) [thanks for offer to fly British astronaut on Shuttle] [released 2014]
85 Oct 31 Thu Aerospace: Geoffrey Pattie minute to MT (“British National Space Centre: Director General”) [declassified 2014]
85 Aug 23 Fri Aerospace: No.10 minute to MT (“Space”) [formation of a British National Space Centre] [declassified 2014]
85 Aug 14 Wed Aerospace: MOD minute to MT (“British National Space Centre”) [declassified 2014]
85 Aug 8 Thu Aerospace: Geoffrey Pattie minute to MT (“British National Space Centre”) [organisation and funding] [declassified 2014]
85 Feb 15 Fri Aerospace: Geoffrey Pattie minute to MT (“Preparation for a National Space Centre”) [organisation and funding] [declassified 2014]
85 Feb 11 Mon Aerospace: MT letter to John Mason (formation of a British National Space Centre) [declassified 2014]
85 Feb 5 Tue Aerospace: Geoffrey Pattie minute to MT (“ESA Ministerial Conference: Rome 30-31 January 1985”) [the European space policy] [declassified 2014]
85 Jan 23 Wed Aerospace: Robin Nicholson minute to MT (“Space Policy - E(A) Meeting January 24”) [significance, expenditure, handling] [declassified 2014]
85 Jan 23 Wed Aerospace: Gregson minute to MT (“Space Policy ”) [proposal for a new space programme] [declassified 2014]
85 Jan 21 Mon Aerospace: Norman Tebbit minute to MT (“Future British Space Programme”) [UK involvement in the international space station project] [declassified 2014]
84 Dec 14 Fri Aerospace: FCO minute to No.10 (“BMD: Research and Development”) [Ballistic Missile Defence systems] [declassified 2014]
84 Dec 7 Fri Aerospace: Robin Nicholson minute to MT (“Meeting of Ministers on Space: Tuesday, 11 December, 10. 15”) [ESA and US proposals for UK participation in space programmes] [declassified 2014]
84 Dec 7 Fri Aerospace: Howe minute to MT (“Space Policy”) [collaboration with the ESA, civil and military aspects of space policy] [declassified 2014]
84 Dec 6 Thu Aerospace: Norman Tebbit minute to MT (“Space Station”) [his views] [declassified 2014]
84 Dec 6 Thu Aerospace: John Mason minute to MT (“National Policy on Space Research”) [appeal for regaining the initiative in ESA] [declassified 2014]
84 May 15 Tue Aerospace: FCO minute to No.10 (“US Manned Space Station”) [UK participation in US space project] [declassified 2014]
84 Mar 20 Tue Aerospace: President Reagan telegram to MT (manned space station programme) [“highly positive centerpiece for demonstrating our unity of purpose, goodwill and friendship”] [released 2014]