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NASA Mathematics

  • NACA created

    NACA created

    NACA the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics had been craeting rockets before NASA. Later, NACA turned into NASA.
  • Soviet Sputnik

    Soviet Sputnik

    This isn't a part of NASA. Since the Soviets were the first to put a salttlite in space. The Space Race Started to send the first man in Space.
  • Project Mercury- Friendship 7

    Project Mercury- Friendship 7

    After the Space Race began NASA tried to get John Glenn to orbit the earth as fast as they could.
  • Computers Hired

    Computers Hired

    This year many African American and white female computers were hired to help with the calculations. Katherine was one that was hired.
  • NASA formed

    NASA formed

    NASA over took NACA and became the only space program in America.
  • NACA dissolved

    NACA dissolved

    NACA wasn't needed anymore because NASA was doing all the major work.
  • X-15 rocket plane

    X-15 rocket plane

    This was the first experimental rocket that NASA put into space. They thought that they would be able to see space. This didn't work.
  • Project Gemini

    Project Gemini

    NASA was trying to grow there horizon from Project Mercury. They wanted to be the first Spacewalk. Ed White was the first to "walk" in space.
  • Skylab

    Skylab

    Skylab was the first and only idenpent buit space station. It constanly sends photos and information.
  • Apollo Program

    Apollo Program

    The Apollo Program was to send the first man on the moon. The Apollo Program was one of the most expensive programs in all of NASA. Neil Armstong and Buzz Adrin were yhe first man on the moon.
  • Space Shuttle Program

    Space Shuttle Program

    This program became the major program in the late 70's and early 80's. This shuttle program eneded in 2011
  • International Space Station

    International Space Station

    The International Space Station is used to present day. This combines many space stations from different countries Such as Japan, Russia, Canada, and Europe.
  • NASA Now

    NASA Now

    Now many programs that they started they are now continuing. Like, international space station, commercial crew program, and many others.