NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration), established in 1958, is the United States
agency of scientific research, technological development, and
exploration in space. Its vision since its inception has been
'to reach for new heights and reveal the unknown so that what
we do and learn will benefit all humankind.' Responsible not
only for landing the first men on the moon in 1969, NASA’s
technological research has led to the development of the first
weather and communications satellites, moer than 130 flights
within 30 years of space shuttle missions, the landing of
rovers on the Mars surface, as well as the establishment with
16 other nations of an International Space Station in
2000.
Since the retirement of the space shuttle missions in 2011,
NASA has continued its scientific research with several aims,
most notably to land humans on Mars and to launch the Next
Generation Air Transportation System by 2025, a program to
design aircrafts that are more fuel-efficient and
environmentally responsible.
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