National Aeronautics and Space Administration, twenty-fifth anniversary, 1958-1983The Administration, 1983 - 14 pages |
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ACEE advance that contributed aerodynamic aeronautical research Aeronautics and Space aerospace research aerospace science agency airplane Apollo applications astronauts astronomical atmosphere began flight tests capability closeup views cloud cover communications satellite Earth orbit Earth resources survey economic exploration galaxies Gemini improved Infrared interplanetary Jupiter and Saturn Landsat Lifting body literally thousands lunar management of Earth's Mercury million miles NASA began flight NASA launched NASA's first quarter National Aeronautics near-Earth environment Nimbus observatory class offer promise Orbiter Challenger orbiting spacecraft photographed the moon pictured Pioneer 11 Pioneer Venus planet practical benefits probe QSRA quarter century Ranger relay communications Research Aircraft resources survey satellites satellite cradle satellites operated scientific data sensitive instruments Short-haul Shown undergoing SILVER ANNIVERSARY six Orbiters Skylab solar system Soviet space activities Space Administration Space Shuttle Orbiter space station space technology spinoffs supercritical surface Surveyor synchronous orbit Syncom technological advance technology base thousands of photos Tiros satellites vehicles Voyager