NASA
Americannoun
acronym
Usage
What is NASA? NASA is short for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a civilian agency of the United States government that specializes in space exploration and research about flight and aircraft.Aeronautics is the science of flight. Although NASA is most known for space travel and research, it also researches things like supersonic flight, energy-efficient aircraft, and drones.Over the years, NASA has advanced space exploration and made many contributions to science. Its notable programs and missions have included astronaut moon landings, Mars rovers, satellites around planets, and interstellar telescopes.One of NASA’s earliest and most famous programs was the Apollo program, which put the first person on the moon on July 20, 1969.NASA runs numerous missions and programs at its facilities across the United States.
Example Sentences
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Earth will cast an enormous shadow across the moon’s surface, turning it a deep reddish-orange, which is commonly referred to as a “blood moon,” according to NASA.
From Los Angeles Times
The work was supported in part by NASA.
From Science Daily
NASA's Europa Clipper mission and the European Space Agency's Juice spacecraft are currently on their way to the Jovian system to investigate the structure, composition and habitability of these moons.
From Science Daily
But delays to space travel are not uncommon -- and could also stem from the progress of NASA's private partners.
From Barron's
Although NASA's Cassini spacecraft transformed our understanding of Saturn during its 13 year mission, it also uncovered new puzzles, including the surprisingly young age of Saturn's rings and Titan's shifting orbit.
From Science Daily
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