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NASA
Also Known As National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is the civilian space agency of the United States. It was created in 1958 by the National Aeronautics and Space Act, signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in response to the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik the previous year, absorbing the older National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics rather than starting from nothing. It has no single founder in the way a person founds a laboratory; it is a creature of that Act of Congress. It has run the crewed Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programmes, the Voyager and Mars rover missions, and the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes.
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Founded YearSourced to the subject's own account Founded DateSourced to the subject's own account FounderSourced to the subject's own accountUnited States Congress, under the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower 1 SeatSourced to the subject's own accountWashington, D.C., United States 1 Sources
1. NASA (Wikipedia)
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NASA was established on July 29, 1958, with the signing of the National Aeronautics and Space Act, and began operations on October 1, 1958.
1. NASA (Wikipedia)
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NASA is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program, as well as research in aeronautics and space.
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