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WASHINGTON: NASA, the US Space Agency, has spent 60 years exploring the human space, discovering the world beyond the Earth and developing new technologies.
"For six decades, NASA has spearheaded the peaceful exploration of space, making discoveries about our planet, our solar system and our universe," the agency said Monday on its website.
NASA has not only launched spacecraft to solve the mysteries of the universe, sent probes to closely observe each planet in the solar system. She also sent a probe called Parker Solar Probe to the Sun in August.
The historic probe of the size of a small car will gradually approach the Sun until it comes closer to 3.8 million miles.
The agency has also conducted nine manned missions and is planning a return of humans to the moon, followed by missions to Mars and beyond.
NASA (National Administration of Aeronautics and Space) officially opened on October 1, 1958.
It was created by the then president, Dwight D. Eisenhower, to lead the US civil space program in response to the USSR's progress in space exploration.
In just 10 days after opening its doors, NASA launched its first spacecraft – Pioneer 1. Although the mission planned for its orbit around the moon has not been completed due to 39, a malfunction of a rocket, the Pioneer 1 has reached a record altitude of about 70 000 miles. until there.
The probe returned scientific data confirming the existence of Van Allen's radiation belts until they were burned when they returned to the Earth's atmosphere 43 hours after their launch, the station announced. .
In the United States, NASA's research has made great strides in the field of aviation, developing a commercial space industry, enriching the economy, creating jobs and improving to strengthen national security.
The agency also recalled the sacrifices made by astronauts during space research. "The tragic loss of life, including pilots and crew members of Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia (which included astronaut Kalpana Chawla, of Indian descent) … (…) ", says the message.
Chawla was one of seven crewmembers who died during the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the craft disintegrated as it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003.
"The sacrifice also came during the countless hours spent by NASA staff – on the ground and in the space – (that he) spent away from families to plan and execute missions."
"We will return to the moon to find out more about what it will take to support human exploration to Mars and beyond … We will continue to try to answer the question:" Are we alone? "NASA said.
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