NASA

[ nas-uh ]

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noun

National Aeronautics and Space Administration: the federal agency that institutes and administers the civilian programs of the U.S. government that deal with aeronautical research and the development of launch vehicles and spacecraft.

NASA

/ ˈ��æ��ə /

acronym for

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Reports that the White House may propose nearly a 50% cut to NASA’s Science Mission Directorate are both mind-boggling and, if true, nothing short of disastrous.

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NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies has a model, but the institute could see cuts of up to 47%.

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Even NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, which has its own fire department, had its own emergency management team staffed 24/7 during the fire, sending out alerts to employees when necessary.

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�� about NASA's ambitions to remain on the moon for longer, including building bases?

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His SpaceX rocket company is one of NASA’s biggest contractors, relied upon to service the International Space Station.

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