NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It is a U.S. government agency that is responsible for science and technology related to air and space. It was started on October 1, 1958. NASA does a lot of different things, like making satellites. These satellites help scientists learn more about Earth. NASA sends probes into space so its scientists can study things in the solar system...and even farther away. It has sent astronauts to the Moon and plans to have a man land on Mars! NASA also shares what it learns with others and collaborates with space missions of other countries.
Through its vast network of websites at www.nasa.gov, NASA shares a lot of information about its missions, findings, and other things related to science and technology. This likely will be invaluable to you for many science topics and can expand your awareness. Even people not involved with NASA can use ideas from NASA to make new inventions. These new inventions can help make life on Earth better!
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When was NASA started?
