Spanish National Research Council
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CSIC plays an important role in scientific and technological policy, since it encompasses an area that takes in everything from basic research to the transfer of knowledge to the productive sector. Its research is driven by its centres and institutes, which are spread across all the autonomous regions. CSIC has 6% of all the staff dedicated to research and development in Spain, and they generate approximately 20% of all scientific production in the country. It also manages a range of important facilities; the most complete and extensive network of specialist libraries, and also has joint research units.
Significant latest research by CSIC is the Temperature and Winds for InSight (TWINS) module, which is a component of NASA's ''InSight'' Mars lander, which landed successfully on November 26, 2018. TWINS will monitor weather at the Mars landing site. Provided by Wikipedia