Out of this world
- POSTED ON: 23 Nov, 2018
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- POSTED BY: Bhavya Venkatesh
- ARTICLE POINTS: 100 Points
Much of our efforts to understand and explore space has been spearheaded by NASA — the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, an agency that is a part of the U.S. government. The folks at NASA are in-charge of many fascinating things, mainly science and technology related to air and space. They make satellites, send probes into space, study the solar system and beyond, and even send humans on missions to space. They make satellites, send probes into space, study the solar system and beyond, and even send humans on missions to space.
Headquartered in Washington D.C., the U.S., NASA has thousands of people working for it — not just astronauts, but also engineers, scientists, and even writers, lawyers, and teachers.
NASA was started in 1958, and in its 60-year journey it has crossed several incredible milestones. Take a glimpse.