To a limited extent they do.
As with all such questions it is a lack of money and political will or public desire.
Yes, it can. I sent my pet monkey to NASA and they didn't send it back, so I assumed they sent it to space. :]
Go to NASA
check with NASA on that.
primary researching off space is go to nasa space website
Mercury was the name of the first American Space program started by NASA. The goals were to see if humans can go to space and function normaly.
The last Space Shuttle to go into space and to the Space Station was Endeavour
No
I was almost certainly sure that it was the shuttle enterprise in the early 80's, I remember trek fans demanding it from NASA. I could be wrong though!
NASA explores space, conducts space research, and develops technology for space exploration. They have various locations throughout the US where different aspects of space exploration are conducted, such as the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for launches and the Johnson Space Center in Texas for astronaut training.
According to the international definition to go into space you must reach an altitude of 100 km. However NASA recognizes entering space at an altitude of only 50 miles (80 km).
you go to school for a long time, take certain courses that are required then apply at nasa
John Glenn joined NASA in 1959.In 1962 he became the third astronaut in space and resigned from NASA in December 1963.See Link