NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which was established in 1958, is the agency responsible for the public space program of the United States of America. It is also responsible for long-term civilian and military aerospace research.
Space programs[edit]
Facilities[edit]
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Dryden Flight Research Center
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California
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Vehicle Assembly and Launch Control at Kennedy Space Center
Administrators[edit]
- Main gallery: NASA Administrators.
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T. Keith Glennan (1958–1961)
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James E. Webb (1961–1968)
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Thomas O. Paine (1969–1970)
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James C. Fletcher (1971–1977)
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Robert A. Frosch (1977–1981)
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James M. Beggs (1981–1985)
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James C. Fletcher (1986–1989)
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Richard Truly (1989–1992)
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Daniel S. Goldin (1992–2001)
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Sean O'Keefe (2001–2005)
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Michael D. Griffin (2005–2009)
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Christopher Scolese (interim administrator, 2009)
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Charles F. Bolden, Jr. (2009-present)
Aircraft[edit]
- Main gallery: NASA aircraft and spacecraft.
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B-52H (top) and NB-52B Balls 8 (bottom) at Edwards AFB
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Interior of NASA shuttle carrier 747
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Interior of NASA shuttle carrier 747
