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NASA.abbr. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The independent federal agency that conducts research into space flight and that builds and flies space vehicles. • NASA was created by the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958.42 USCA §§ 2451 et seq. — Abbr. NASA.
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A 1958 federal statute that created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a civilian agency of the federal government whose functions include conducting space research, improving aeronautical travel, building manned and unmanned space vehicles, developing operational space programs, and engaging in other space activities devoted to peaceful purposes for the benefit of all humankind.
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