CONGRESS PASSES NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ACT
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On July 29, 1958 the Congress of the United States passed the National Aeronautics and Space Act creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA. The act, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, set up the civilian agency to operate the space program of the United States.
President John F. Kennedy would make the space effort an integral part of his New Frontier program and set the goal in 1961 to land a man on the moon before decade's end.
The agency, which would begin operations on October 1, 1958, was created in the aftermath of the October 4, 1957 launch of the world's 1st man-made satellite, Sputnik, by the Soviet Union. Earlier, on January 1, 1958, the United States launched Explorer I, our 1st successful space satellite.
The motto of NASA is "For the benefit of all."
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On July 29, 1958 the Congress of the United States passed the National Aeronautics and Space Act creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA. The act, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, set up the civilian agency to operate the space program of the United States.
President John F. Kennedy would make the space effort an integral part of his New Frontier program and set the goal in 1961 to land a man on the moon before decade's end.
The agency, which would begin operations on October 1, 1958, was created in the aftermath of the October 4, 1957 launch of the world's 1st man-made satellite, Sputnik, by the Soviet Union. Earlier, on January 1, 1958, the United States launched Explorer I, our 1st successful space satellite.
The motto of NASA is "For the benefit of all."
