NASA Information

President Dwight D. Eisenhower established NASA in 1958 in partial response to the Soviet Union’s eagerness to be the first to venture into the depths of outer space. NASA reached its hallmark in 1969, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first of 12 men to walk on the Earth’s moon. This was followed by the monumental launch of the first space shuttle in 1981. Since then, the shuttle has had 112 successful launches. NASA is also now venturing further into the solar system, including a successful visit to Mars by the unmanned Mars Pathfinder in 1997.

So what’s next for NASA? What is really out there? How far can we travel? How is Earth slowly changing and evolving over time? With Space.com and our comprehensive NASA news articles, photos and other special interactive features, you can stay up-to-date with all the latest NASA findings and developments.

See how the NASA Mars rovers are faring or learn more about the Mars Renaissance Orbiter, the latest NASA satellite to leave Earth and visit the Red Planet. Observe our NASA space station images captured from 20 years of launches and missions, or view a fully interactive slideshow presentation on the impact of the historic Hubble Space Telescope.

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