NASA is the only US governmental space agency. Private companies do exist but the aren't governmental.
NASA was created by Congress and and operates under a Federal Statute (law). A common misconception is that it is a large agency and its operations are performed by NASA employees. In fact, NASA is a relatively small organization, and the bulk of its centers and operations are performed by civilian Aerospace contractors. The debate on "privatizing" NASA is ridiculous, since private companies essentially run the space program anyway. NASA just administers it. The Space Program is only one of NASA's functions; by law, its mandate is to oversee the space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research.
As of January 5, 2009, the NASA mission statement is "To explore the universe and search for life; to inspire the next generation of explorers ... as only NASA can." However, July 2010 NASA Administrator Charles Bolden stated that his "foremost" mission as the head of America's space exploration agency is to improve relations with the Muslim world.
On space exploration, NASA spends about $18.7 billion, however only $5-7 billion goes towards space exploration. The remaining money goes towards health care, operation, cross agency and others.
NASA isn't and never was a part of the United States government. The United States government only holds shares of the stocks in this agency.
The space shuttle Enterprise never flew in space. It served as an atmosphere-only test vehicle for NASA in the late 1970s.
No. Several other countries have space agencies, such as the European Space Agency.
Your question needs clarification. NASA is not a "space station." It is the US government's space agency. The International Space Station is not in any country, it is orbiting around the Earth.
NASA They are the only ones to launch space shuttles seeing as how the space shuttle is NASA's vehicle
NASA was created by Congress and and operates under a Federal Statute (law). A common misconception is that it is a large agency and its operations are performed by NASA employees. In fact, NASA is a relatively small organization, and the bulk of its centers and operations are performed by civilian Aerospace contractors. The debate on "privatizing" NASA is ridiculous, since private companies essentially run the space program anyway. NASA just administers it. The Space Program is only one of NASA's functions; by law, its mandate is to oversee the space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research.
only NASA has the password to space.
As of January 5, 2009, the NASA mission statement is "To explore the universe and search for life; to inspire the next generation of explorers ... as only NASA can." However, July 2010 NASA Administrator Charles Bolden stated that his "foremost" mission as the head of America's space exploration agency is to improve relations with the Muslim world.
NASA is the only agency to have landed humans on the moon. Russia, however, has landed probes and rovers on the moon's surface.
On space exploration, NASA spends about $18.7 billion, however only $5-7 billion goes towards space exploration. The remaining money goes towards health care, operation, cross agency and others.
NASA isn't and never was a part of the United States government. The United States government only holds shares of the stocks in this agency.
Of the five that were sent into space (the Space Shuttle Enterprise was used only for landing tests only), three were successful.
The space shuttle Enterprise never flew in space. It served as an atmosphere-only test vehicle for NASA in the late 1970s.
This question has an ever changing answer with manned missions occurring every few months or sometimes every few weeks between NASA and the Russian Space Agency. China also launched its first and only manned mission in 2003 and has announced additional missions.