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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
The United States civil space agency, leading programmes from Earth and space science to crewed missions to the Moon.
AgencyNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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NASA was established in 1958 to bring U.S. civil space activities together in one organization. Its history includes Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo; the Space Shuttle; the International Space Station; and long-running robotic exploration across the Solar System.
The agency combines its own centres with universities, industry, and international partners. In this encyclopedia NASA connects early spaceflight, lunar programmes, observatories, and current plans to return people to the Moon.
KEY CONTEXT
- NASA is a civil agency; U.S. military space activities are run by other institutions.
- Apollo landed twelve people on the Moon between 1969 and 1972.
- International cooperation is integral to ISS, Hubble, and Artemis.
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