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[[Image:Apollo 11 Launch.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Apollo 11 launch]]

[[Image:Apollo 11 Launch.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Apollo 11 launch. The small cloud midway up the rocket is due to the Low Pressure in that region as the Rocket Passes through Max Q, the maximum dynamic pressure exerted on the rocket in the launch.]]

'''The National Aeronautics and Space Administration''' (NASA) began in 1958. It was created by U.S. legislation for the purpose of creating a government space program for the [[United States]]. This legislation was in response to the [[Soviet Union]]'s the first man-made satellite, [[Sputnik|Sputnik I]]. According to the act NASA was to conduct research on the problems of flight in and out of the atmosphere, with and without human pilots, and to cooperate with other nations in the peaceful exploration of space. NASA is responsible for many satellites including [[Landsat]], which was a series of satellites for the collection of information on natural resources, communication satellites and weather satellites.  The [[Project Apollo]] program under NASA led to several landings on the [[Moon]] from 1969-1972.  It is also the designer and developer of the [[space shuttle]].

'''The National Aeronautics and Space Administration''' (NASA) began in 1958. It was created by U.S. legislation for the purpose of creating a government space program for the [[United States]]. This legislation was in response to the [[Soviet Union]]'s the first man-made satellite, [[Sputnik|Sputnik I]]. According to the act NASA was to conduct research on the problems of flight in and out of the atmosphere, with and without human pilots, and to cooperate with other nations in the peaceful exploration of space. NASA is responsible for many satellites including [[Landsat]], which was a series of satellites for the collection of information on natural resources, communication satellites and weather satellites.  The [[Project Apollo]] program under NASA led to several landings on the [[Moon]] from 1969-1972.  It is also the designer and developer of the [[space shuttle]].

[[Category:Space Exploration]]

[[Category:Space Exploration]]