7 amazing facts you should know about NASA

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NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It is a US government agency that works on science and technology.

The Space Age began in 1957 when the Soviet Union launched the first satellite, Sputnik.

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NASA’s headquarters is in Washington.

The Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programmes helped NASA learn about flying in space, resulting in the first human landing on the Moon in 1969.

Today, NASA has astronauts living and working on the International Space Station (ISS).

NASA uses telescopes to study distant stars and galaxies, helping us learn about the universe.

NASA isn’t just astronauts- there are many people, including scientists, engineers, writers, teachers, and more.

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