Which spacecraft? "Spacecraft" can refer to either rockets or their payloads. In both cases, the answer depends on which contractors were selected to built different parts of the vehicle or satellite. NASA also has its own facilities for spacecraft development and testing, scattered among the agency's centers in several states.
NASA's Viking 1 and Viking 2 landed on Mars in 1976.
NASA named a spacecraft after Galileo to honor his contributions to astronomy and science. Galileo was a pioneering astronomer who made significant discoveries such as the moons of Jupiter, which paved the way for our understanding of the solar system. Naming a spacecraft after him symbolizes NASA's commitment to exploration and discovery.
The first spacecraft to land successfully on Mars was Viking 1 in 1975
nasa began in 1958
Yes, the joystick was invented for NASA. It was originally used in aircraft for pilot control, and later adapted for use in spacecraft to control movements in 3D space. NASA continues to use joysticks in various control systems for their spacecraft and robotics.
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NASA's Pioneer 10 spacecraft.
NASA's Viking 1 and Viking 2 landed on Mars in 1976.
Redstone.
Orion capsule
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Nope, it returned to NASA
The space shuttle.
Yes, you can begin a sentence with the acronym "NASA."
As of 2021, spacecraft have studied five comets up close: Halley's Comet (by the European Space Agency's Giotto spacecraft), Comet Borrelly (by NASA's Deep Space 1), Comet Wild 2 (by NASA's Stardust spacecraft), Comet Tempel 1 (by NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft), and Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (by the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft).
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NASA named a spacecraft after Galileo to honor his contributions to astronomy and science. Galileo was a pioneering astronomer who made significant discoveries such as the moons of Jupiter, which paved the way for our understanding of the solar system. Naming a spacecraft after him symbolizes NASA's commitment to exploration and discovery.