The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the agency responsible for the civilian space program of the United States, and for its long-term aerospace research. It was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act in July 1958. For the benefit of all. NASA motto. The Congress hereby declares that it is the policy of the United States that activities in space should be devoted to peaceful purposes for the benefit of all mankind. National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, which created NASA, signed by US President Dwight D. Eisenhower (29 July 1958) To improve life here. To extend life to there. To find life beyond. The NASA Vision To understand and protect our home planet, To explore the universe and search for life, To inspire the next generation of explorers. NASA Mission Shaping the Future: Launching New Endeavors to Inspire the Next Generation of Explorers. Motto of NASA's Office of Education NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Where else but in Texas would men set up to administer space? James Cameron, in Cameron Country, broadcast on BBC TV, July 12, 1969. We lack any sort of device that can... detect life. We don't have a life meter. ...We don't have a general pupose life meter that can detect life as we don't know it. Obviously, if it's life as we know it, there are all sorts of features. ...NASA plans a mission to... Enceladus... which has a plume of organic material spewing out, and they want to fly through that plume... The question is, what are they going to put onboard that would return a result "Yes, we have found life"... How would you do that? What exactly do you measure? Paul Davies, "The Demon in the Machine by Paul Davies" (Sep 7, 2019) 6th International FQXi Conference, "Mind Matters: Intelligence and Agency in the Physical World" 3:22. It [Traveling to Mars] is important for our future. If the dinosaurs had a space program, they'd still be here. Ronald J. Garan Jr. in a Reddit IAmA. There's been a lot of discussion about NASA culture and changing that. I think our culture has always been one of trying to do a very difficult job and do it well. Mark E. Kelly in an an interview prior to STS-121 HERE MEN FROM THE PLANET EARTH FIRST SET FOOT UPON THE MOON JULY 1969, A.D. WE CAME IN PEACE FOR ALL MANKIND. Lunar landing commemorative plaque of Apollo 11, originally suggested and designed by NASA's head of technical services Jack Kinzler. Wikipedia has an article about: NASA Look up NASA in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikisource has original works written by or about: NASA NASA official site
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