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  2. Creation of NASA - Wikipedia

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    On July 29, 1958, Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, establishing NASA. When it began operations on October 1, 1958, NASA absorbed the 46-year-old NACA intact; its 8,000 employees, an annual budget of US$100 million, three major research laboratories (Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, and ...

  3. NASA - Wikipedia

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    NASA was established on July 29, 1958, with the signing of the National Aeronautics and Space Act and it began operations on October 1, 1958. [4] As the US's premier aeronautics agency, NACA formed the core of NASA's new structure by reassigning 8,000 employees and three major research laboratories.

  4. Space Age - Wikipedia

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    The Space Age is a period encompassing the activities related to the space race, space exploration, space technology, and the cultural developments influenced by these events, beginning with the launch of Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957, [1] and continuing to the present.

  5. Origins of the International Space Station - Wikipedia

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    International Space Station in 2011, as seen from STS-134. Origins of the International Space Station covers the origins of ISS. The International Space Station programme represents a combination of three national space station projects: the Russian/Soviet Mir-2, NASA's Space Station Freedom including the Japanese Kibō laboratory, and the European Columbus space stations.

  6. What on Earth? Today's column is brought to you by NASA ...

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    When NASA began strapping living chimps and launching them into space from Cape Canaveral down the state, my brother, Robert, decided to get in on the action. Robert grew up on our family’s ...

  7. Apollo program - Wikipedia

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    The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the United States human spaceflight program led by NASA, which succeeded in landing the first men [2] on the Moon in 1969, following Project Mercury, which put the first Americans in space.

  8. Why Is It Taking So Long For NASA To Launch Artemis I?

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    NASA has spent weeks preparing to launch its Artemis I rocket. It will be a key first step in U.S. efforts to embark on a manned mission to the moon in 2025. This mission has two big new things ...

  9. Current NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said during a news conference Thursday that he did not believe Isaacman would or could cancel a lunar lander contract. “We have contracts with two ...