NASA
Overview page. Subjects: Astronomy and Astrophysics.
The National Aeronautic and Space Administration, the agency of the US federal government that was established under the National Aeronautics and Space Act 1958 to plan, direct, and conduct...
NASA
in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
January 2008; p ublished online January 2008 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Contemporary History (Post 1945). 179 words.
(USA) Established in 1958 in the wake of the Soviet Sputnik space mission. NASA was generously funded throughout
NASA
in A Dictionary of World History
January 2015; p ublished online July 2015 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: World History. 82 words.
A civilian agency formed in 1958 to coordinate and direct the whole of aeronautical and space research in the USA. Its headquarters are in Washington, DC. As well as collaborating with...
NASA (USA)
in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
P ublished online September 2016 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Contemporary History (Post 1945). 236 words.
Established in 1958 in the wake of the Soviet Sputnik space mission. NASA was generously funded throughout the 1960s, in order to realize ...
NASA Communications Network
in A Dictionary of Space Exploration
January 2005; p ublished online January 2006 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 56 words.
The NASA network that provides communications support for its Tracking and Data-Relay Satellite System (TDRSS), which manages Tracking
NASA Communications Network
in A Dictionary of Space Exploration
P ublished online July 2018 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 65 words.
The NASA network that provides communications support for its
Beyond Einstein NASA office
in Astronomy & Geophysics
August 2007; p ublished online August 2007 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Astronomy and Astrophysics; Geophysics. 77 words.
The increasing importance of missions to tackle fundamental science questions has led NASA to set up an office dedicated to the “Beyond Einstein” programme.
NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
Overview page. Subjects: Astronomy and Astrophysics.
A 3-m reflector for infrared astronomy, particularly of Solar System objects, opened in 1979 at Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii. It is operated for NASA by the University of Hawaii.
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NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
in A Dictionary of Astronomy
P ublished online February 2018 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 41 words.
A 3-m reflector for infrared astronomy, particularly of Solar System objects, opened in 1979 at *Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii. It is operated for NASA by the University of Hawaii....
NASA Communications Network
Overview page. Subjects: Astronomy and Astrophysics.
(NASCOM)
The NASA network that provides communications support for its Tracking and Data-Relay Satellite System (TDRSS), which manages Tracking and Data-Relay Satellites. NASCOM...
NASA
Overview page. Subjects: Astronomy and Astrophysics.
The National Aeronautic and Space Administration, the agency of the US federal government that was established under the National Aeronautics and Space Act 1958 to plan, direct, and conduct...
