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  • Robert G. Jahn (1930 - 2017)
    Robert George Jahn (April 1, 1930 – November 15, 2017) was an American plasma physicist, Professor of Aerospace Science, and Dean of Engineering at Princeton University. Jahn was also a founder of th...
  • Rolf Landauer (1927 - 1999)
    According to 1940 Census from Assembly District 7, Manhattan, New York City, New York, New York, United StatesAlfred, single, was the head of household, living with Wilhemine Erlanger, widow, Anna Land...
  • W. Michael Greene
    W. Michael Greene, Director for Communications and Education Michael Greene is Director for Communications and Education at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In this capacity, he oversees the laborat...
  • Jack Catran (1918 - 2001)
    Jack Catran (January 22, 1918 - January 18, 2001) was an American industrial designer, behavioral psychologist, scientist, and linguist. He was a NASA human factors engineer on the first Apollo mission...
  • Walter Cunningham (1932 - 2023)
    Ronnie Walter Cunningham (March 16, 1932 – January 3, 2023) was an American astronaut, fighter pilot, physicist, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author of the 1977 book The All-American Boys. NAS...

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA /ˈnæsə/) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and space research.

NASA was established in 1958, succeeding the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). The new agency was to have a distinctly civilian orientation, encouraging peaceful applications in space science. Since its establishment, most US space exploration efforts have been led by NASA, including the Apollo Moon landing missions, the Skylab space station, and later the Space Shuttle. NASA is supporting the International Space Station and is overseeing the development of the Orion spacecraft, the Space Launch System, Commercial Crew vehicles, and the planned Lunar Gateway space station. The agency is also responsible for the Launch Services Program, which provides oversight of launch operations and countdown management for uncrewed NASA launches.

NASA's science is focused on better understanding Earth through the Earth Observing System; advancing heliophysics through the efforts of the Science Mission Directorate's Heliophysics Research Program; exploring bodies throughout the Solar System with advanced robotic spacecraft such as New Horizons; and researching astrophysics topics, such as the Big Bang, through the Great Observatories and associated programs.

The scope of this project is not only for astronauts, but also for the people who worked so hard to get the launches off the ground.

Foundational Human Spaceflight

Modern Human Spaceflight

List of NASA Missions

NASA Research

NASA Centers & Facilities

List of Administrators & Deputy Administrators