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Who started NASA?

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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Benjamin Franklin came up with the basic idea, but it wasn't until the 19th century that the technology was present to allow Erwin Hanks to fully develop the idea. In honor of Erwin's work his son, Tom Hanks, was chosen to star in the film Apollo 13.

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