National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was the designation for an early Human space exploration agency created by the former Earth nation United States of America in 1958.

History

 * 1958 - NASA is founded
 * 1959 - The Ranger program starts
 * 1960 - The probe Pioneer 5 is launched
 * 1961 - Alan Shepard is the first American astronaut in space
 * 1962 - John Glenn is the first American to complete an orbit of the Earth
 * 1962 - The probe Mariner 2 is launched
 * 1962 - The probe Ranger 5 is launched
 * 1968 - A nuclear weapons platform was launched from McKinley Rocket Base The warhead apparently armed itself, but exploded 104 miles from Earth's surface.
 * 1969 - The Apollo 11 spacecraft lands on the Moon, recording Humanity's first steps on another world; Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are the first Humans to step on the Moon.
 * 1971 - Alan Shepard commands Apollo 14 mission.
 * 1972 - The probe Pioneer 10 is launched.
 * 1973 - The first American space station Skylab is launched into Earth orbit.
 * 1976 - The space shuttle program starts by conducting the first tests with the prototype, Enterprise OV-101.
 * 1986 - The space shuttle Challenger OV-099 explodes 78 seconds after liftoff, killing seven astronauts.
 * 1996 - Scientists from NASA find the first microscopic evidence of past life on Mars..
 * 1997 - Sojourner, the first rover vehicle launched by NASA lands on Mars.
 * 1990s to 2010's - NASA participates in the International Space Station project
 * 1999 - The probe Voyager 6 is launched
 * 2002 - The probe Nomad MK-15c, constructed by Jackson Roykirk, is launched.
 * 2032 - First manned mission to Mars.