NASABy: Chimera & Tiffany

What is NASA? Executive branch of the US government

It is responsible for the space programs and aeronautics/aerospace research

Space exploration of the solar system Search for extra terrestrial life Researching topics such as Big Bang theory

Historythe Congress and the

President of the United States created the national Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on October 1, 1958

The US believed itself to be world leader in space technology and mission developing. The surprise of the Sputnik’s launching sparked the race to space

History cont. Established by Congress on March 3, 1915,

National Advisory Committee of Aeronautics was a non-military space agency

On July 29, 1958, Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics Space Act, creating NASA

When it began operations on October 1, 1958, NASA absorbed the 46-year-old NACA

MissionsNASA has launched 1091

unmanned satellites into Earth orbit or beyond.

The Apollo program landed the first humans on Earth's Moon. Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 20, 1969 with astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, while Michael Collins

Apollo set major milestones in human spaceflight.

International Space Station

The International Space Station (ISS) is an internationally developed research facility currently being assembled in Low Earth Orbit.

On-orbit construction of the station began in 1998 and is scheduled to be completed by 2011

Unmanned MissionsPioneer Program

Planetary exploration

Voyager ProgramStudy planetary alighnmentDesignated to study the gas planets

Viking ProgramExploration of Mars

NASA’s FutureHuman exploration of Mars

NASA aims to put a man on Mars by 2037

Moon BaseOn December 4, 2006, NASA announced it was

planning a permanent moon base.the goal was to start building the moon base by

2020, and by 2024

Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGqtx9elM0o

Garber, Steve, and Roger Launius. "A Brief History of NASA." History Home. Web. 15 Apr. 2011. <http://history.nasa.gov/factsheet.htm>.

NASA. "NASA - Space Shuttle." NASA - Home. 13 Apr. 2011. Web. 15 Apr. 2011. <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html>.

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