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The '''Royal Orbital Service and Space Command (ROSSC)''' is a subordinate part of the [[Urcea|Urcean]] [[Royal Air Force (Urcea)|Royal Air Force]] responsible for both the civilian and military space program of Urcea, as well as serving as a research organization for space and aeronautical studies in addition to serving as the primary space launch regulator of private space companies in [[Urcea]]. The ROSSC was established by a merger of the Royal Air Force's Royal Space Command, established in 1947, and the [[Ministry of Commerce (Urcea)|Ministry of Commerce]]'s Royal Orbital Service, which handled military and civilian applications and research, respectively. The ROSSC briefly had control over the nation's {{wp|intercontinental ballistic missile}} program from its creation, but that program was returned to a separate, military-exclusive portion of the Royal Air Force in 1963. Most of the ROSSC employees and researchers are civilian. | The '''Royal Orbital Service and Space Command (ROSSC)''' is a subordinate part of the [[Urcea|Urcean]] [[Royal Air Force (Urcea)|Royal Air Force]] responsible for both the civilian and military space program of Urcea, as well as serving as a research organization for space and aeronautical studies in addition to serving as the primary space launch regulator of private space companies in [[Urcea]]. The ROSSC was established by a merger of the Royal Air Force's Royal Space Command, established in 1947, and the [[Ministry of Commerce (Urcea)|Ministry of Commerce]]'s Royal Orbital Service, which handled military and civilian applications and research, respectively. The ROSSC briefly had control over the nation's {{wp|intercontinental ballistic missile}} program from its creation, but that program was returned to a separate, military-exclusive portion of the Royal Air Force in 1963. Most of the ROSSC employees and researchers are civilian. | ||
As part of the [[Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea|military]], the ROSSC has both a civilian and military administration, although in practice the civilian leaders have the day-to-day administrative control of the operation, with the military ensuring the proper classification and site security of sensitive military-related space projects. | As part of the [[Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea|military]], the ROSSC has both a civilian and military administration, although in practice the civilian leaders have the day-to-day administrative control of the operation, with the military ensuring the proper classification and site security of sensitive military-related space projects. The ROSSC is administratively managed by the [[Ministry_of_the_Armed_Services_(Urcea)#Agency_for_the_Administration_of_Orbital_and_Outer_Space_Operations|Agency for the Administration of Orbital and Outer Space Operations]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||