The History Of Nasa

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teacher Seven military test pilots were chosen in 1959 to become the public faces of America's space ambitions.

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teacher The Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik 1 sparked a global space race and rushed NASA into existence.

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NASA's creation: President Eisenhower signed NASA into law on July 29, 1958, because he insisted the space agency be civilian-led, not run by the military.

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Which brilliant mathematician hand-verified the orbital calculations for John Glenn's 1962 flight?

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Why did President Eisenhower insist that NASA be a civilian agency rather than military?

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In which state is NASA's Langley Research Center, where the 'Hidden Figures' worked, located?

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Which US President officially signed the act that created NASA?

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Who was the first American astronaut to travel into space in 1961?

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Which government aviation agency was dissolved to create NASA in 1958?

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What was the name of NASA's very first active human spaceflight program?

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What was the name of the first artificial satellite, launched by the USSR in 1957?

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satellite (noun)
An artificial object placed in orbit around a celestial body to gather information or transmit communication signals. The Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 prompted the creation of the American space agency.