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Name: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Member Since: September 25th, 2006
Member Name: NASA
Biography:

President Dwight D. Eisenhower established the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 1958, partially in response to the Soviet Union's launch of the first artificial satellite. NASA grew out of the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics, which had been researching flight technology for more than 40 years.

Today, NASA conducts its work in four principle organizations, called mission directorates:

  • Aeronautics: pioneering and proving new flight technologies that improve our ability to explore and which have practical applications on Earth.
  • Exploration Systems: creating new capabilities for affordable, sustainable human and robotic exploration
  • Science: exploring the Earth, moon, Mars and beyond; charting the best route of discovery; and reaping the benefits of Earth and space exploration for society.
  • Space Operations: providing critical enabling technologies for much of the rest of NASA through the space shuttle, the international space station and flight support.

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Afghanistan Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-06-24 11:39:58
Antarctic ice shelf rift: Pine Island Glacier Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-05-21 12:12:35
Arabian Sea Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2013-05-13 23:05:15
Azerbaijan Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-09-27 08:41:18
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Brazil Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-07-21 09:18:59
Burkina Faso Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-07-21 13:45:51
Burundi Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-05-14 16:34:47
Cape Verde Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-05-15 12:54:47
Caspian Sea Contributing Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2013-05-13 23:30:56
Central African Republic Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-07-31 18:38:34
Chad Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-07-31 22:16:33
Colombia Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2013-02-01 14:38:02
Costa Rica Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-08-26 14:32:56
Democratic Republic of the Congo Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-08-25 12:04:30
Dominican Republic Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-05-20 14:45:52
Earthquake and Tsunami near Sendai, Japan Author News Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-06-06 20:46:47
Ecoregions of Chad Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-07-31 23:09:48
Ecuador Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-05-20 15:33:59
Egypt Contributing Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2013-05-08 16:03:05
Estonia Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2013-01-21 17:46:09
Ethiopia Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-05-20 20:58:29
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Contributing Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-02-10 11:20:20
Fiji Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-05-21 08:27:51
France Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-05-21 09:11:08
French Polynesia Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-05-21 10:19:04
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Greece Contributing Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-05-21 18:50:52
Greenland Contributing Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-05-21 21:34:45
Guinea Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-05-22 08:38:48
Guinea-Bissau Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-05-22 08:51:10
Heard Island and McDonald Islands Contributing Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-03-05 11:16:18
Hong Kong Contributing Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-05-25 15:53:27
Hungary Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-05-22 15:15:03
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Jersey Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-05-23 12:39:14
Jordan Contributing Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-05-23 12:54:40
Kazakhstan Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-09-27 08:21:21
Kenya Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-05-24 07:19:33
Kiribati Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-05-06 20:28:37
Maldives Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-08-21 13:54:17
Malta Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-05-28 07:45:22
Marshall Islands Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-05-28 08:00:28
Mauritania Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-05-28 09:33:45
Montserrat Contributing Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-05-29 15:22:11
Nepal Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-05-31 15:46:39
New Zealand Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-06-01 07:58:47
North Korea Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-05-24 07:27:33
Northern Marianna Islands Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-06-01 16:06:53
Pakistan Contributing Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-06-02 06:47:53
Papua New Guinea Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-11-11 23:42:33
Poland Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-06-03 09:03:57
Portugal Contributing Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2013-02-24 21:53:26
Qatar Contributing Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-06-03 16:06:51
Saint Pierre and Miguelon Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-06-04 19:37:31
Samoa Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-06-05 07:35:28
San Marino Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-06-05 07:50:04
Saudi Arabia Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-06-05 19:05:37
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Tajikistan Contributing Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-06-10 09:50:52
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Ukraine Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-06-13 08:12:23
United Arab Emirates Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-06-13 08:56:21
Western Sahara Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-06-15 08:13:02
Yemen Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 2012-06-15 10:06:26
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