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Formed | July 29, 1958 |
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Jurisdiction | US Federal Government |
Headquarters | Two Independence Square, Washington, D.C., United States 38°52′59″N 77°0′59″W / 38.88306°N 77.01639°W |
Motto | For the Benefit of All[2] |
Employees | 17,219 (2019)[3] |
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Website | NASA.gov |
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government that deals with space exploration and aeronautics, the operating and designing of planes.[note 1] NASA has had many successful missions, for example the ISS, and Apollo 11, which put the first man on the Moon in 1969. NASA was founded on July 29, 1958.[7] NASA's motto is: "For the Benefit of All".[2]
The VIPER (rover) will not be finished; That project was stopped in 2024; Its development had been done by by NASA (Ames Research Center).[8] (Viper's full name is "Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover".)
Since April of 2021, Bill Nelson, former Senator from Florida, has served as NASA Administrator.
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