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National Aeronautics and Space Administration; established 1958; led humanity to the Moon and beyond

USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ 1958 Space Agencies

Key Facts

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    Established 1 October 1958 in response to Soviet Sputnik launch; headquartered in Washington D.C.

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    Led Apollo programme (Moon landings 1969–1972); space shuttle (135 missions, 1981–2011); Mars rovers

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    Budget ~$25B/year; 17,000 employees + 60,000 contractors; Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) manages robotic missions

🌌 Did you know? NASA's annual budget is $25 billion β€” sounds large, but it's less than 0.5% of the US federal budget

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Space Agencies

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Year / Era

1958

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