This Day in History: NASA Is Created
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This Day in History:
NASA Is Created July 29, 1958 The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA) was
created as a means of keeping up with the
space program of the former Soviet Union. The Soviet launch of the
Sputnik satellites had
surprised and embarrassed
the United States. Americans were on edge
that the Soviets would
soon be capable of
launching nuclear weapons. President John F. Kennedy
announced the U.S. intention
of landing a man on the moon
by the end of the 1960s. NASA spearheaded the
monumental task, and
achieved that goal
on July 20, 1969. NASA continues to push
the edge of space exploration,
landing rovers on Mars
in the past decade.
NASA Is Created July 29, 1958 The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA) was
created as a means of keeping up with the
space program of the former Soviet Union. The Soviet launch of the
Sputnik satellites had
surprised and embarrassed
the United States. Americans were on edge
that the Soviets would
soon be capable of
launching nuclear weapons. President John F. Kennedy
announced the U.S. intention
of landing a man on the moon
by the end of the 1960s. NASA spearheaded the
monumental task, and
achieved that goal
on July 20, 1969. NASA continues to push
the edge of space exploration,
landing rovers on Mars
in the past decade.