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NASA

NASA, an acronym for National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is the agency of the United States government responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research. נאס"א in Hebrew, NASA in Spanish, and NASA in French, it was established in 1958, succeeding the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). NASA's work can be seen in many visible arts, including the Apollo Moon landings, the Skylab space station, and later the Space Shuttle. NASA is supporting the International Space Station and is overseeing the development of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, the Space Launch System and Commercial Crew vehicles. The agency is also responsible for the Launch Services Program (LSP) which provides oversight of launch operations and countdown management for unmanned NASA launches.

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NASA
American space and aeronautics agency
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program and for research in aeronautics and space exploration. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., NASA operates ten field centers across the United States and is organized into mission directorates for Science, Space Operations, Exploration Systems Development, Space Technology, Aeronautics Research, and Mission Support. Established in 1958, NASA succeeded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) to give the American space development effort a distinct civilian orientation, emphasizing peaceful applications in space science. It has since led most of America's space exploration programs, including Project Mercury, Project Gemini, the 1968–1972 Apollo program missions, the Skylab space station, and the Space Shuttle.
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