NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which was established in 1958, is the agency responsible for the public space program of the United States of America.

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Space & Time

NASA's vision is "to improve life here, extend life to there, and to find life beyond".

Its mission is "to understand and protect our home planet; to explore the Universe and search for life; and to inspire the next generation of explorers".

For more information about the topic NASA, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:

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