Clinton claimed she wrote a letter to the space agency as a child, wishing to be an astronaut at a time when there were no ...

President John F. Kennedy’s famous 1961 speech declaring the goal of landing a man on the Moon helped push NASA to work harder than ever. In only eight years, they were able to achieve their ...

NASA built a state-of-the-art satellite tracking center in the mountains of Transylvania County, complete with towering antennas and dishes. NASA also used PARI to spy on the Russians! Today, the ...

the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA), and NASA's pre-Apollo years. 1961–1980: Apollo era. 1981–2010: Space shuttle era. 2011–present: Post-shuttle commercial era.

NASA administrators are also accountable to elected officials. Administrators are appointed by the president but must be confirmed by the Senate. Congress has a great deal to say about the budget that ...