Transcript NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

Joel
Yudai
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Mission is to pioneer the future in:
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Space exploration.
Scientific discovery.
Aeronautics research.
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower established in
1958.
Grew out of the National Advisory Committee
on Aeronautic (NACA)
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Flight technology for more than 40 years.
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President John F. Kennedy and the Mercury
and Gemini projects.
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Sending astronauts to the moon.
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz
Aldrin became the first of 12 men to walk on
the moon.
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First launched in 1981.
120 successful flights.
In 2000, the United States and Russia
established permanent human presence in
space aboard the International Space Station.
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launched Oct. 31, 2000.
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Became the first in a fleet of spacecraft.
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Explore Mars in the next decade.
To determine if life ever existed there.
Designed to be a demonstration of the
technology necessary to deliver a lander and a
free-ranging robotic rover to the surface of
Mars.
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Aeronautic:pioneers and proves new flight
technologies that improve our ability to explore
and which have practical applications on Earth.
Exploration Systems: creates capabilities for
sustainable human and robotic exploration.
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Space Operations: provides critical enabling
technologies for much of the rest of NASA
through the space shuttle, the International
Space Station and flight support.
Science: explores the Earth, solar system and
universe beyond; charts the best route of
discovery; and reaps the benefits of
Earth and space exploration for
society.
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