NASA at 60: The First A

  • Magazine Article
  • TBMG-33101
Published October 01, 2018 by Tech Briefs Media Group in United States
Language:
  • English

The first “A” in NASA stands for aeronautics — the science of travel through the air. It's as much about flying on airplanes and arriving safely at a destination as it is about astronauts in space. NASA's roots go back to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, established in 1915 to “supervise and direct the scientific study of the problems of flight.”