Small circular image of two galaxies whose gravitational fields are interacting on eachother. (Source: NASA) — Arp 282 - two galaxies with their gravitational fields interacting.
Source: NASA.

Welcome!

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This website's aim is to educate young people about previous NASA Space missions that have influenced and changed space travel for the better! We also outline some potential future space missions that may change the way we see Space exploration, and may open doors to Space travel.

What is NASA?

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the space program in America which is funded by the US. It was founded on July 29^th 1958 in the midst of the Cold War after the USSR had placed multiple man made objects into Earth orbit - including a dog!

What does NASA do?

In the past, NASA have completed many trips to the Moon, and have sent spacecraft to other planets in the Solar System to learn more about them. One example is Voyager 2, which is the only spacecraft to have visited Saturn and the only spacecraft to have visited Neptune.