The
Danish National Space Center (DNSC; ,
DRC) is a Danish sector
researchResearch can be defined to be search for knowledge or any systematic investigation to establish facts. The primary purpose for applied research is discovering, interpreting, and the development of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge on a wide variety of scientific matters of...
Institute and a part of the Danish
Ministry of Science, Technology and InnovationMinistry of Science, Technology and Innovation may refer to:*Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Denmark*Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation...
. It is located in
CopenhagenCopenhagen ; ) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,167,569 and a metropolitan area with a population of 1,875,179...
at
ØsterbroØsterbro is the common name for an area in Copenhagen, Denmark located beyond the historic city center , and beyond the location of the old Eastern Gate , which was near the current Østerport station....
. It has a staff of 105, including 69 researchers.
It came about as a result of combining the
Danish Space Research InstituteThe Danish Space Research Institute was a Danish sector research institute under the Danish Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation....
with the
geodesyGeodesy , also called geodetics, a branch of earth sciences, is the scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the Earth, including its gravitational field, in a three-dimensional time-varying space. Geodesists also study geodynamical phenomena such as crustal...
part of the
National Survey and Cadastre of DenmarkThe National Survey and Cadastre of Denmark , short KMS, is the Danish state owned central agency responsible for surveying, mapping and land registering of all of Denmark, Greenland, the Faroe Islands and all waters associated with these...
on January 1, 2005.
The Center conducts research in
astrophysicsAstrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties of celestial objects such as galaxies, stars, planets, exoplanets, and the interstellar medium, as well as their...
,
Solar SystemThe Solar System consists of the Sun and those celestial objects bound to it by gravity, all of which formed from the collapse of a giant molecular cloud approximately 4.6 billion years ago...
physicsPhysics is a natural science; it is the study of matter and its motion through spacetime and all that derives from these, such as energy and force...
,
geodesyGeodesy , also called geodetics, a branch of earth sciences, is the scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the Earth, including its gravitational field, in a three-dimensional time-varying space. Geodesists also study geodynamical phenomena such as crustal...
, and
space technologySpace technology is technology that is related to entering space, maintaining and using systems during spaceflight and returning people and things from space....
. To conduct the research, the Center collaborates with the Niels Bohr Institute for Astronomy, Geophysics and Physics. The Center claims to employ seventy researchers,
engineerEngineers are concerned with developing economical and safe solutions to practical problems, by applying mathematics and scientific knowledge while considering technical constraints. The term is derived from the Latin root "ingenium," meaning "cleverness"...
s, and
technicianA technician is generally someone in a technological field who has a relatively practical understanding of the general theoretical principles of that field, e.g., as compared to an engineer in that field. They are generally much more versed in technique compared to the average layman, or even the...
s.
In 2007 DNSC merged with the
Technical University of DenmarkThe Technical University of Denmark was founded in 1829 as the 'College of Advanced Technology' . The initiative was taken by the renowned physicist Hans Christian Ørsted who also served as its principal until his death in 1851...
to
DTU Space.