Today, in the history of astronomy, President Eisenhwar signs the National Aeronautics and Space Act.
NASA has two official logo: one, called “meatball”, and plain red text “NASA” is known as “worm”. Credit: NASA
- The 1957 launch by the Soviet Union by the Soviet Union made the space race began, causing concerns about technical and military inferiority within the United States.
- Soviet Sputnik later started the Congress hearing and the formation of the President’s Scientific Advisory Committee (PSAC) in the US
- In February 1958, PSAC recommended the creation of a civil space agency, a proposal that was later supported by President Eisenhwar in April.
- The law for the establishment of NASA was passed in July 1958 and was signed in the law on 29 July by President Eisenhawar.
When the Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957, the space race exploded and the Soviet Union competed to show its dominance in technology and military areas. Sputnik 2 and then followed 3, and the real concerns about falling behind America were raised. Congress hearing began in 1957, and President Dwight D. Eisenhower formed the President’s Scientific Advisory Committee (PSAC). In February 1958, PSAC recommended the establishment of a civil space agency; In April, Eisenhawar asked the Congress to pass the law by that end. By July 16, the bill had passed, and on 29 July, Eisenhower established NASA and signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act.
