Happy Birthday, NASA! 55 Years and Counting
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 13:30
in Astronomy & Space
Fifty-five years ago today, a space agency was born. NASA launched into existence on July 29, 1958, when President Dwight Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act (Pub.L. 85-568) into law. It opened for business on Oct. 1.