The story of NASA

1 Oct 1958 –

NASA. US civilian space agency, created in 1958.

1958

29 Jul 1958: Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law NASA.

Signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, which created NASA.

Since 1 Oct 1958: NASA, part of the United States government.

1960

Since 1 Jul 1960: The Marshall Space Flight Center, part of NASA.

1 Jul 1960 – 1 Jul 1972: Wernher von Braun worked at NASA.

Dec 1961

NASA awarded a contract to the Douglas Aircraft Company. S-IVB rocket stage.

The S-IVB was the upper stage of the Saturn IB and Saturn V. Its propellant tank domes and bulkheads were made at the Douglas plant in Santa Monica.

18 Aug 2006

NASA awarded a contract to SpaceX. $278M, Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) demonstration.

A funded Space Act Agreement with milestone payments rather than a conventional procurement contract.

19 May 2023

NASA awarded a contract to Blue Origin. $3.4B, Artemis V human landing system.

NASA, involved in Project Vanguard and the Space Race.

NASA followed from Sputnik 1.

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