NASA

[nas-uh]

noun

1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration: the federal agency that institutes and administers the civilian programs of the U.S. government that deal with aeronautical research and the development of launch vehicles and spacecraft.

NASA

/ ˈnæsə /

acronym

1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Example Sentences

Plans to send a man into space, a manned flight to the moon, weather satellites, and other very ambitious objectives, like understanding zero-gravity weightlessness, would all be part of NASA’s work.

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With NASA's International Space Station set to come out of service in 2030, American aerospace firm Vast has stepped into a frenzied race for the world's first commercial space station.

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New research from NASA's Cassini mission reveals that Enceladus, one of Saturn's most intriguing moons and a prime candidate for extraterrestrial life, is releasing heat from both poles.

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However, gamma-ray space telescopes such as NASA's Fermi satellite have not observed this expected signal.

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Goodpaster showed Eisenhower the cover story the CIA had prepared in partnership with NASA, the U.S. space agency.

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When To Use

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.