NASA
Americannoun
acronym
Usage
What is NASA? NASA is short for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a civilian agency of the United States government that specializes in space exploration and research about flight and aircraft. Aeronautics is the science of flight. Although NASA is most known for space travel and research, it also researches things like supersonic flight, energy-efficient aircraft, and drones. Over the years, NASA has advanced space exploration and made many contributions to science. Its notable programs and missions have included astronaut moon landings, Mars rovers, satellites around planets, and interstellar telescopes. One of NASA’s earliest and most famous programs was the Apollo program, which put the first person on the moon on July 20, 1969. NASA runs numerous missions and programs at its facilities across the United States.
Example Sentences
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In general, the global average temperature has already increased by 1.8 degrees, or 1 degree Celsius, since the preindustrial period, according to NASA, and is increasing by more than 0.36 degrees per decade.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026
The massive tremors probably damaged or destroyed 58,870 buildings, according to an initial assessment of satellite data from NASA.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
Ditto a reversal by NASA, whose then-leader enjoyed burbling in public about aliens but was soon assembling an expert panel to debunk such careless if crowd-pleasing talk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
Firefly also got some good news from NASA, which is planning to build a permanent U.S. presence on the moon.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
They're not much different from kitchen trash bags, though I'm sure they cost $50,000 because of NASA.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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