NASA
is the American´s Government Agency responsible of developing civil plan, as
well as aeronautical and aerospace research. After the first artificial
satellite took off in the world (4th October 1957), the interest of the USA went to their own progress in the
space.
The Congress of USA warried about a threat for national security and it started an immediate action but the Eisenhower´s President and his gabinet decided to do something after they talked about it with more calm. So, they created an agreement about a new federal agency.
On 29th July 1958 Aeronautics National law was aprobed and on 1st October 1958 new agency started by work. Its orientation wasn´t military. It was civil. From now on, NASA managed most espacial explorations by USA ( Apolo´s tasks, Skylab (spacial station), and later the space shuttle). Plan Apolo cost about 200,000 millions dollars. Skylab was the first American spacial station and it built independently. At this moment NASA is supporting the International Space Station and is checking vehicle Orión. NASA´s facilities have research, communication and building centres. Now, some facilities keep only for causes administratives or historicals. NASA operate a small line railroad on Spacial Centre Kennedy and have two aeroplanes Boeing 474 for move the spacials suttles too.
The Congress of USA warried about a threat for national security and it started an immediate action but the Eisenhower´s President and his gabinet decided to do something after they talked about it with more calm. So, they created an agreement about a new federal agency.
On 29th July 1958 Aeronautics National law was aprobed and on 1st October 1958 new agency started by work. Its orientation wasn´t military. It was civil. From now on, NASA managed most espacial explorations by USA ( Apolo´s tasks, Skylab (spacial station), and later the space shuttle). Plan Apolo cost about 200,000 millions dollars. Skylab was the first American spacial station and it built independently. At this moment NASA is supporting the International Space Station and is checking vehicle Orión. NASA´s facilities have research, communication and building centres. Now, some facilities keep only for causes administratives or historicals. NASA operate a small line railroad on Spacial Centre Kennedy and have two aeroplanes Boeing 474 for move the spacials suttles too.
Project made by Lucía Mota and María Serrano on Profiles.
