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NASA
NASA is the National Aeronautical Space Administration, which oversees all the space travel in the United States. Its most famous project is the Apollo moon missions.
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Originally the National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA) was called NACA, The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics which was founded in 1915 and in 1958 was dissolved and all its personnel and assets were transferred to the newly formed NASA.
btw- NACA was pronounced as letters not as an acronym like NASA
Has NASA revealed information about Nibiru or is it a hoax?
It's a hoax. The idiot who came up with it is closer to an astrologer than astronomer.
Why did the first space shuttle go into space?
It was designed to fly in space, and its first mission was another test of the space shuttle.
Did NASA send voyagers 1 and 2 into space?
Yes, NASA did send both probes into space but they were launched at different dates.
Did NASA send the voyager probes into space?
Yes, the Voyager missions were run by NASA and they sent the probes.
NASA formed in the cold war when we were trying to beat Russia to space so around the 1960s
Which space center is located near Houston?
NASA's Johnson Space Center (named for President Lyndon B. Johnson, who was also Senator from Texas and instrumental in getting it built there) is NASA's center in Houston for manned flight missions/control, and astronaut training.
What are the two forces acting when a space shuttles take off?
The two forces acting on a space shuttle during take off and throughout its ascent through the atmosphere are Thrust and Weight. Moreover, there is also a drag force in the direction of the weight, i.e., opposite to the motion of the space shuttle.
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When did Obama stop funding NASA?
Barack Obama did not entirely stop funding NASA; however, his administration made significant changes to its priorities. In 2010, he proposed a budget that shifted focus from the Constellation program, aimed at returning humans to the Moon, to commercial partnerships and deep space exploration. While this led to reduced funding for certain programs, overall NASA's budget continued to grow during his presidency.
Why isn't the entire space shuttle coated with thermal tiles?
The tiles are expensive to make and maintain. They are designed for and installed in very high heat areas that are encountered during reentry. The nose cap and wing leading edges see the highest heat and are made of reinforced carbon carbon. The black tiles see the next highest amount of heat followed by the white tiles. Both of these are made of silica with a ceramic coating. The sidewalls of the fuselage see only moderate heat and are flexible insulation blankets, made of quartz and silica. Finally, the lowest heat areas are the tops of the wings and they are simply nomex felt coated with RTV, called FRSI or felt reusable surface insulation. The entire exterior of the orbiter is glued to the structure using red RTV. Generally speaking, the lower heat a type of thermal protection sees, the lower the cost of making and maintaining it.
How often does Hubble send photos back to earth?
The HST sends 120 gigabytes of science data every week. This includes photos. Such data downloads are made every day.
Generally, a satellite orbits the Earth, while a space probe is sent to gather information beyond Earth orbit. However, probe can orbit the Earth (and therefore technically be a satellite) or go into orbit around another body (the Moon, Mars, etc.) and therefore also technically become a satellite of that body.
Where does NASA begin to assemble the spacecraft?
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.
When did NASA halt exploration to space?
Depending on how you define "exploration of space" NASA has not halted. It currently has no U.S. space vehicles but is using Russian launch vehicles to visit the space station.
If Charles Bolden Jr is the son of George Bolden Tuskeegee Airman?
Charles Bolden Jr. is not the son of George Bolden, the Tuskegee Airman. Charles Bolden Jr. is a distinguished former NASA administrator and astronaut, and while he has a rich family background, he is not directly related to George Bolden. The Tuskegee Airmen, including George Bolden, were a group of African American military pilots who fought in World War II, but there is no familial connection between them and Charles Bolden Jr.
Will NASA ever send a child into space?
No....they will not because there could be abnormal factors which can effect child's blood circulatory system as well as nervous system.
