Jul 26, 2023 · On April 2, 1958, in a letter to Congress President Eisenhower called for the creation of a civilian National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA), based on the existing NACA, to oversee the U.S. space program.

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 transferred to Headquarters where he helped set up the new agency and plan its initial programs.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was created in 1958 from the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), and other related organizations, as the result of the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1950s.

Oct 2, 2023 · On Oct. 1, 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) officially began operations. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act the previous July, creating NASA to lead America’s civilian space program in response to Soviet advances in space exploration.

The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (Pub. L. 85–568) is the United States federal statute that created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Nov 24, 2009 · In 1958, NASA was founded and quickly took up the goal of sending a man into Earth's orbit -- and safely returning him home.

Jul 29, 2015 · The National Aeronautics and Space Act, which was signed into law on July 29, 1958, was intended to “provide for research into problems of flight within and outside the earth’s atmosphere, and ...

Explorer 1 was the first American satellite to reach orbit on 31 January 1958. 1958 in spaceflight; Timeline of spaceflight

The next year, Congress passed the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, creating NASA and the National Aeronautics and Space Council, consisting of political leaders and private citizens, to help coordinate NASA's mission.

Apr 19, 2024 · Editorial Headnote: “National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958,” Public Law #85-568, 72 Stat., 426. Signed by the President on July 29, 1958, Record Group 255, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C; available in NASA Historical Reference Collection, History Office, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. Page references ...