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National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)

The National Aeronautics and Space Association (NASA)

NASA Spaceflight programs

The International Space Station (ISS)

The Moon

Diversions

Educational rescources

NASA History: Look back before looking forward

Why is history important? That's a question that many students (including us!) have asked themselves during long and boring history classes. The answer here is simple: If we know our history, we won't repeat ourselves. A project such as the International Space Station and the colonization of space is not something to be taken lightly, and knowing the history of astronautics and especially the mistakes made, will make sure we don't make those mistakes again. Nevertheless, we've tried to make this history lesson more interesting than the average history class, we hope we've succeeded!