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| Founder | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Founded | July 29, 1958 |
| Headquarters | Washington D.C. |
| Industry | Space |
| Website | nasa.gov |
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is a government agency responsible for aeronautics research. They are based in Washington D.C., USA.
The responsible for the civil space program, aeronauticsresearch, and space research. Established in 1958, NASA succeeded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics(NACA) to give the U.S. space development effort a distinctly civilian orientation, emphasizing peaceful applications in space science. NASA has since led most American space exploration, including Project Mercury, Project Gemini, the 1968–1972 Apollo Moon landingmissions, the Skylab space station, and the Space Shuttle. NASA currently supports the International Space Station and oversees the development of the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System for the crewed lunar Artemis program, the Commercial Crew spacecraft, and the planned Lunar Gatewayspace station.
NASA's science is focused on better understanding Earth through the Earth Observing System; advancing heliophysics through the efforts of the Science Mission Directorate's Heliophysics Research Program; exploring bodies throughout the Solar System with advanced robotic spacecraft such as New Horizons and planetary roverssuch as Perseverance; and researching astrophysics topics, such as the Big Bang, through the James Webb Space Telescope, the Great Observatories and associated programs. NASA's Launch Services Program provides oversight of launch operations and countdown management for its uncrewed launches.
