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  1. National Aeronautics Space Administration

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    History and Formation
    NASA was formally created by the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The agency absorbed the existing scientific personnel and facilities of NACA, rapidly expanding its scope to include orbital flight capabilities. Early efforts focused intensely on the Mercury program, which aimed to put a human into orbit. This set the stage for the ambitious Apollo program, culminati…