NASA Celebrates 54th Birthday, Began Operations Oct.1, 1958

(Before It's News)

Driven by the competition of the Cold War, on July 29, 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, providing for research into the problems of flight within Earth’s atmosphere and in space. The act inaugurated a new civilian agency designated the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The agency began operations on Oct. 1, 1958.

Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States, In office January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961

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This interactive piece explores NASA’s first 50 years.http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/50th/main.html

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