Mercury
The satellite which was launched recently by nasa is terra.
The First satellite to be launched by NASA was Explorer Eight in 1960. The first satellite be to be launched by the USA was Explorer One on January 31st 1958.
NASA successfully launched its first satellite, Explorer 1, on 31 January 1958. NASA launched the first American into space, Alan Shepard, on 5 May 1961.
NASA was launched by America in 1958, before that it was NACA which was launched in 1915 and was ended in 1958 when NASA launched, this year NASA would complete its 50th Anniversary.
Mercury
The satellite which was launched recently by nasa is terra.
The First satellite to be launched by NASA was Explorer Eight in 1960. The first satellite be to be launched by the USA was Explorer One on January 31st 1958.
Miscellaneous
December 18,1999.
NASA
Mercury
Launched the first satellite- Sputnik.
NASA successfully launched its first satellite, Explorer 1, on 31 January 1958. NASA launched the first American into space, Alan Shepard, on 5 May 1961.
It made US create NASA to compete with the Soviets.
The smallest satellite was also NASA's first micro-satellite launched from Alaska on November 20, 2010. The satellite's name was FASTSAT or the USA 220.
The first pictures were taken by NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft in 2011.http://www.space.com/11952-latest-photos-mercury-nasa-messenger-probe-part2.html