WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -October 1958-National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) Established. The U.S. civilian space program, National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) was established. NASA encompassed its predecessor National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) and several other government programs.

Detailed explanation-2: -On July 29, 1958, President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 establishing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Detailed explanation-3: -In July 1958, Eisenhower had signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating the agency, which opened for business on Oct. 1, 1958.

Detailed explanation-4: -NASA Administrator, August 19, 1958-January 20, 1961. Thomas Keith Glennan was the first Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, formally established on October 1, 1958, under the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958.

Detailed explanation-5: -Signed by President Dwight Eisenhower on July 29, 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 “provided for research into the problems of flight within and outside the earth’s atmosphere” and established the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).