Book excerpt from our research archive:

NASA, The First 25 Years 1958-1983: Chapter 1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Article from:
U.S. History
Author:
Thorne, Muriel M., Technical Monitor &; Editor
| Copyright information

00-00-0000
Chapter 1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration

On October 1, 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration came into being ". . . devoted to peaceful purposes for the benefit of all mankind."

NACA Headquarters staff in Washington and their colleagues in the three laboratories and two flight stations became the foundation of the new organization. Later, two Army programs were transferred: the Development Operations Division of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

Organization

From the start, NASA was a network of centers and ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

Wyoming Student Participates in Unique NASA Internship at Goddard Space...

U.S. Newswire;  June 27, 2007 ;     463 words ......spending this summer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt...Higher Education for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. "NASA's space program is just...Washington at 301-286-0040 of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Public Affairs...

Florida Student Participates in Unique NASA Internship at Goddard Space...

U.S. Newswire;  June 27, 2007 ;     453 words ......spending this summer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt...Higher Education for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. "NASA's space program is just...Washington at 301-286-0040 of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Public Affairs...

Minnesota Student Participates in Unique NASA Internship at Goddard Space...

U.S. Newswire;  June 27, 2007 ;     451 words ......spending this summer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt...Higher Education for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. "NASA's space program is just...Washington at 301-286-0040 of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Public Affairs...

Missouri Student Participates in Unique NASA Internship at Goddard Space...

U.S. Newswire;  June 27, 2007 ;     462 words ......spending this summer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt...Higher Education for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. "NASA's space program is just...Washington at 301-286-0040 of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Public Affairs...

Vermont Student Participates in Unique NASA Internship at Goddard Space...

U.S. Newswire;  June 27, 2007 ;     461 words ......spending this summer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt...Higher Education for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. "NASA's space program is just...Washington at 301-286-0040 of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Public Affairs...

Pennsylvania Student Katherine Pazamickas Accepted for Unique NASA...

U.S. Newswire;  July 1, 2008 ;     372 words ......Dewayne Washington of NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md...spending this summer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt...of Higher Education for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. "NASA's space program...

Pennsylvania Student Benjamin Beers Accepted for Unique NASA Internship at...

U.S. Newswire;  July 1, 2008 ;     388 words ......Dewayne Washington of NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md...spending this summer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt...of Higher Education for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. "NASA's space program...

West Virginia Student Participates in Unique NASA Internship at Goddard...

U.S. Newswire;  June 27, 2007 ;     461 words ......spending this summer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt...Higher Education for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. "NASA's space program is just...Washington at 301-286-0040 of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Public Affairs...

Kentucky Student Participates in Unique NASA Internship at Goddard Space...

U.S. Newswire;  June 27, 2007 ;     442 words ......spending this summer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt...Higher Education for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. "NASA's space program is just...Washington at 301-286-0040 of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Public Affairs...

Virginia Student Accepted for Unique NASA Internship at Goddard Space...

U.S. Newswire;  July 1, 2008 ;     378 words ......Dewayne Washington of NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md...spending this summer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt...of Higher Education for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. "NASA's space program...

Iowa Student to Participate in Unique NASA Internship at Goddard Space...

U.S. Newswire;  May 29, 2007 ;     461 words ......Dewayne Washington of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md...spending this summer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md...of Higher Education for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. "NASA's space program...

Kansas Student to Participate in Unique NASA Internship at Goddard Space...

U.S. Newswire;  May 29, 2007 ;     448 words ......Dewayne Washington of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md...spending this summer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md...of Higher Education for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. "NASA's space program...

Delaware Student to Participate in Unique NASA Internship at Goddard Space...

U.S. Newswire;  May 29, 2007 ;     446 words ......Dewayne Washington of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md...spending this summer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md...of Higher Education for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. "NASA's space program...

Arkansas Student to Participate in Unique NASA Internship at Goddard Space...

U.S. Newswire;  May 29, 2007 ;     451 words ......Dewayne Washington of NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, +1-301-286-0040...spending this summer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md...of Higher Education for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. "NASA's space program...

NASA ADMINISTRATORSPEAKS AT GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 12, 2006 ;     787 words ...NASA issued the following speech...Space AdministrationGoddard Space Flight Center Good morning. I want...the role of science within NASA. Indeed, to my point about...Administration (not just NASA), that is committed to preservation...difficult budget years at NASA, because we ...

See all results. Or, try our Advanced Search.

Find articles, research, and archives

Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 60 million articles! Access over 3,500 publications with a FREE trial!