National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),United States sarkar ek ek swatantr agency hae jon ki space exploration aur aeronautics me kaam kare hae. Iske 29 July 1958 me suruu karaa gais rahaa.[1] NASA ke suruu kare ke khaas kaaran rahaa ke October 1957 me Russia pahila satellite, Sputnik I, ke space me bhejis rahaa. Iske baan , February 1958 meAmerica aapan phila satellite, Explorer 1, ke space me bhejis.
1960 me NASA Mercury Project suruu karis, jisme ii pataawa lagae ke kosis karaa gais kiinsaan space me jinda rahe sake hae ki nai. 15 May 1961 meAlan Shepard pahila American rahaa jon ki space me gais rahaa. Ek saal baadJohn Glenn pahila American rahaa jon ki ek spcecraft edunia ke parikrama karis rahaa.
Iske baad Gemini project rahaa jisme spacecraft me dui astronauts jaae sakat rahiin. Ii project ke niche space me science experiment karaa gais aur astronaut logan spcecraft se bahaar nikal ke space walk karin.
1961 me Apollo program suruu karaa gais jiske goal rahaa chand me land kare ke. 1969 me pahila astronauts,Neil Armstrong aurBuzz Aldrin chaand pe land bhain.
