National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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1. An agency of the United States government, charged with directing civilian programs in aeronautics research and space exploration. NASA maintains several facilities, most notably the Johnson Space Center in Houston (which selects space crew personnel and is responsible for ground direction of space flights), and the launching pads at Cape Canaveral in Florida.

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration began updating research into it about 30 years ago, spending more than $1 billion and test-flying prototypes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

The company plans to use the partially reusable vehicle for a range of flights, including lunar missions for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and national-security satellite launches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

He frequently reports about the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Pentagon and Federal Aviation Administration in his role, tracking the intersection of government policy and space operations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

National Aeronautics and Space Administration teams have been preparing the vehicles to depart from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on the planned roughly 10-day trip.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

In the spring of 1958, Congress and the Eisenhower Administration set up the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in an attempt to put some order into the space program.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam