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Projects by NASA

NASA has created and launched a lot of programs throughout history and is currently
working on 70 other missions. From 1969 to 1972, NASA sent 12 men on the Moon
under the Apollo project. Another project was the X-15 project plane that commenced
on 1959 and ended on 1968. It was all about a NACA rocket-powered hypersonic
research aircraft prepared in association with US Air force and Navy. For this project,
12 pilots were chosen from NACA, US Air force and Navy and around 199 flights
were made during this project. NASA then undertook the project Mercury, Project
Gemini, Apollo program, Skylab and Space shuttle programs.

After that, NASA started working on the international space station program –ISS.
This mission consists of ISS Expeditions where the astronauts spend long duration
on the missions. The station is visible from the Earth and it’s the largest artificial
satellite moving on the Earth’s orbit. NASA is also working on Commercial Crew
Supply and Commercial Crew Development programs.

The commercial programs launched during 2010 with the aim of creating a crewed
spacecraft capable of carrying at least 4 astronauts to the ISS and bring them back.
Under the administration of President Barack Obama, the manned mission to
asteroid was declared. The projects have focused on understanding human activities
on the solar system, expanding the understanding about the Earth and Universe,
creation of high end technologies and aeronautical research and on providing
opportunities to participate in projects.

Quick facts about NASA

• NASA has 2 satellites nicknamed as Jerry and Tom and these 2 satellites
chase each other and track the distance between them to measure the
gravitational difference.
• The Apollo astronauts were not qualified for life insurance and were not
insured. Before the launch, they resorted to ‘insurance autographs’.
• In 1972, a series of satellites were launched to photograph the surface of
Earth from the space

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