Curiosity's exploration of Mars is the latest in decades’ worth of NASA achievements.
(Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
America’s space agency was created by a stroke of President Eisenhower’s pen 55 years ago today.
While this makes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration old enough to retire — or at least get a discount on movie tickets — NASA is likely only getting started. A birthday is always a good time to reflect on one’s accomplishments before forging onward into the future.
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In NASA’s case, there’s quite a lot of reflecting to do. A full history of the agency could fill several volumes, and its list of achievements seems longer than a trip to Mars.
If you’ve got some time on your hands, you can get a sense of the scope of NASA’s accomplishments from this … [Read more]
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