NASA, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, an independent agency was formed on October 1, 1958, by the United States Federal Government. Initially, NASA opened as an emergency response to the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik a year earlier. The agency is  responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA leads the various projects for exploring the planets, astral entities, distant stars, and Earth’s climates. NASA encourages peaceful applications in space science and the knowledge benefits humanity.

Throughout NASA’s 60-year history, space exploration has created many mesmerizing images of humanity’s progress. The first rocket launch, the first man walking on the moon, the Hubble space telescope, the panorama of Mars terrain, and many “the first” moments have placed NASA in a central role with milestones for all humans.