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NASA is With You When You Fly: From NACA to NASA

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On July 29, 1958, Congress passed the National Aeronautics and Space Act disabling NACA. This same day, President Dwight Eisenhower created NASA to lead America’s civilian space program and aerospace and aviation research.

On July 29, 1958, Congress passed the National Aeronautics and Space Act disabling NACA. This same day, President Dwight Eisenhower created NASA to lead America’s civilian space program and aerospace and aviation research. (NASA)