1950 - NASA
The 1958 Space Act was signed, establishing NASA as the organization responsible for both aeronautics and astronautics. NACA formed the core of this new space agency with other …
The Early Space Program 1958 – 1965 - NASA
May 11, 2021 · On October 1, 1958, the laboratory officially became part of the new NASA space agency and was renamed the Lewis Research Center. In the spring of 1958, Abe Silverstein was …
Creation of NASA - Wikipedia
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was created in 1958 from the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), and other related organizations, as the result of the …
70 Years Ago: First Launch from Cape Canaveral - NASA
Jul 24, 2020 · For America’s journey into space, one of those first steps occurred 70 years ago, on July 24, 1950. On that date, the United States launched its first two-stage rocket, combining German and …
NASA History - NASA
Sep 29, 2025 · From 1964 to 1966, NASA launched 10 crewed missions to test the equipment and procedures for future Apollo missions. Meet the women who worked as human computers in NASA's …
NASA Glenn Historical Timeline - NASA
Aug 8, 2024 · The launch of Sputnik in the fall of 1957 leads to the lab’s incorporation into the new NASA space agency. 1950 – New water droplet system for the the Icing Research Tunnel is …
NASA's First 50 Years: Historical Perspectives - NASA
Nov 14, 2024 · In this volume, a wide array of scholars turn a critical eye toward NASA’s first 50 years, probing an institution widely seen as the premier agency for exploration in the world, carrying on a …
NASA Glenn: 1952–1957 Images
Mar 14, 2025 · The improvement of jet and ramjet engines continued throughout the 1950s, and the icing program continued to make strides. The lab also led a presidentially mandated effort to reduce …
NASA's Cosmicopia -- History -- 1950-1959
U.S. scientific satellite equipment, including a radio transmitter and instruments for measuring temperature, pressure, cosmic rays, and meteoric dust encounters, was tested above Earth for the …
Space exploration in the 1950s/60s - BBC Teach
On 4 October 1957 the USSR launched Sputnik - the first man-made object in space. As the Sputnik satellite orbited the Earth it sent back a radio signal that was picked up around the world. A new...