Space tourism has been an emerging trend in our NASA organization as a means to supplement their budget as well as expand our reach in space. Combining forces with our neighboring countries we have come together to ensure a safe, clean, and improved future. Searching for sustainable energy sources, developing cutting edge technology and manufacturing stronger more durable building materials to protect and carry us into the next generation. NASA’s research and developments for space exploration have taken great steps in sharing the experience with a wider selection of people than just our astronauts. Ah space, wait, “What is space?” Well…space is the solar system that holds the sun, moons, stars, galaxies and planets. It is believed to be 10-15 billion years old. Interest in the great beyond goes back 450 years to astronomers like Copernicus, Galileo and scientist Isaac Newton. Astronomers and scientists interest in the sun, moon and stars has helped solve travel problems by mapping constellation and stars, figuring out when the best time to plants crops is, by observing the changes in seasons, and what time in the day it is depending on the position of the sun (Becklake, 8).
The interest and developments over decades of research by the Army, Navy and
NACA (National Advisory Committee and Aeronautics) and billions of dollars spent, has led to the formation of NASA, which is an acronym for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, founded in 1958, by congress. Mainly headquartered out of Washington, D.C. But has 5 main research stations, the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island in Florida, The Johnson Space Center in Texas, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland and the Marshall Space Station in Alabama. NASA is used for researching space exploration as well as science and technology. (ezproxy.greatbay.edu:2068/entry/heliconhe/nasa)
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