65 Years Ago: The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 ... - NASA
WEBJul 26, 2023 · On April 2, 1958, in a letter to Congress President Eisenhower called for the creation of a civilian National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA), based on the existing NACA, to oversee the U.S. space program.
Creation of NASA - Wikipedia
WEBThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was created in 1958 from the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), and other related organizations, as the result of the Space Race between the United …
The Early Space Program 1958 - 1965 - NASA
WEBMay 11, 2021 · The Early Space Program 1958 – 1965. The Lewis lab and its staff were critical to the NACA’s transition to NASA in 1958. Lewis’ work on liquid hydrogen and chemical rockets expanded in the early-1960s. The center also took on new efforts involving nuclear rockets, space power generation, electric propulsion, and the Centaur rocket.
NASA created | July 29, 1958 - HISTORY
WEBNov 24, 2009 · NASA was created in response to the Soviet Union’s October 4, 1957 launch of its first satellite, Sputnik I. The 183-pound, basketball-sized satellite orbited the earth in 98 minutes.
65 Years Ago: NASA Begins Operations
WEBOct 2, 2023 · On Oct. 1, 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) officially began operations. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act the previous July, creating NASA to lead America’s civilian space program in response to Soviet advances in space exploration. T.
NASA - Wikipedia
WEBNASA 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 United States' premier aeronautics agency, NACA formed the core of NASA's new structure by reassigning 8,000 employees and three major research laboratories.
The History of NASA: Why It Was Created | TIME
WEBJul 29, 2015 · The National Aeronautics and Space Act, which was signed into law on July 29, 1958, was intended to “provide for research into problems of flight within and outside the earth’s atmosphere, and ...
NASA is Born - Science@NASA
WEBMay 12, 2008 · NASA is Born. Spurred by the launch of Sputnik, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as NASA.
NASA: 60 Years and Counting - Beginnings
WEBNASA opened for business on Oct. 1, 1958, with T. Keith Glennan, president of Case Institute of Technology in Ohio, as its first administrator.
National Aeronautics and Space Act - Wikipedia
WEBThe National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (Pub. L. 85–568) is the United States federal statute that created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).