25 Alluring Facts about NASA that will feed your Curiosity

Do you know that some food items are banned in space? Are you familiar with the fact that the Hubble Telescope has the size of a school bus? Just like that, there are millions of things about space that we still are unaware of and NASA is one of the best platforms that unveils amazing things about the universe. Established in the late 50s, this government agency has seen ups and downs in its journey. In this blog, we have explored the space of the internet and collected wonderful facts about NASA.

Quick Facts:

1. The full form of NASA is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
2. NASA was started on October 1, 1958, as a part of the US government project.
3. NASA has its headquarters in Washington D.C. and has 10 centers across the United States.
4. Since its inception, NASA has been actively working to create human spaceflights.
5. Apollo 11, Mercury, Gemini, Space Shuttle, and International Space Station are some of the biggest achievements of NASA.

Fun Facts about NASA

1. Being a cartoon lover, NASA named its two satellites “Tom” and “Jerry”.
2. According to NBC, Apollo 11’s Aldrin used a ballpoint pen to fix a broken arming switch in the lunar model.
3. ?In 1992, NASA sent the first African-American woman in space named Mae Johnson.
4. After NASA’s Apollo 11 mission, it quarantined three of its astronauts as it was concerned about ‘lunar germs’.
5. Neil Armstrong almost didn’t make it to NASA as his application was too late.

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