National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Summary

National Aeronautics and Space Administration is a space agency^[1]. It worked as an artist^[2]. It ranks in the top 2% of space_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,833 views/month).^[3]

Key Facts

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration's professions included artist^[2].
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration received the Doublespeak Award^[4].
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration received the Gold medal of the Spanish National Research Council^[5].
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration is in the country of United States^[6].
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration's instance of is recorded as space agency^[7].
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration's instance of is recorded as independent agency of the United States government^[8].
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration's founder is recorded as Dwight D. Eisenhower^[9].
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration's founder is recorded as United States Congress^[10].
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration's item operated is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration F-16 fleet^[11].
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration's item operated is recorded as Challenger^[12].
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration is owned by Federal Government of the United States^[13].
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[14].
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Glenn Research Center^[15].
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center^[16].
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Langley Research Center^[17].
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Marshall Space Flight Center^[18].
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Space Telescope Science Institute^[19].
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as John C. Stennis Space Center^[20].
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Kennedy Space Center^[21].
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Shared Services Center^[22].
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as NASA Astrobiology Institute^[23].
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Utah Space Grant Consortium^[24].
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Indiana Space Grant Consortium^[25].
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as New Mexico Space Grant Consortium^[26].
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Idaho Space Grant Consortium^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Dwight D. Eisenhower^[9] and United States Congress^[10].

Operations

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[14]. Subsidiaries include Glenn Research Center^[15], a NASA facility^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1941^[30]; Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center^[16], a NASA facility^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1961^[33]; Langley Research Center^[17], a NASA facility^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1917^[36], headquartered in Hampton^[37]; Marshall Space Flight Center^[18], a NASA facility^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1960^[40], headquartered in Redstone Arsenal^[41]; Space Telescope Science Institute^[19], a research institute^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1981^[44], headquartered in Baltimore^[45]; and John C. Stennis Space Center^[20], a NASA facility^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1961^[48].

Ownership

National Aeronautics and Space Administration is owned by Federal Government of the United States^[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Doublespeak Award^[4], an ironic award^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1974^[51] and Gold medal of the Spanish National Research Council^[5], a science award^[52], in Spain^[53], founded in 1989^[54].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for National Aeronautics and Space Administration include NASA^[55] and 11365 NASA^[56].

Why It Matters

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ranks in the top 2% of space_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,833 views/month).^[3] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] It is known by 109 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

It is credited with the discovery of JADES-GS-z14-0^[59], a Lyman-break galaxy^[60]. Works attributed to it include OpenVSP^[61], a 3D computer graphics software^[62]. Entities named for it include NASA^[55] and 11365 NASA^[56].

FAQs

What did National Aeronautics and Space Administration do for work?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration worked as artist^[2].

What awards did National Aeronautics and Space Administration receive?

Honors received include Doublespeak Award^[4] and Gold medal of the Spanish National Research Council^[5].

What did National Aeronautics and Space Administration discover?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration is credited as discoverer of JADES-GS-z14-0^[59].