The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. Established in 1958, NASA has been at the forefront of space exploration, launching groundbreaking missions like the Apollo program that landed humans on the Moon, developing the Space Shuttle program, and currently working on the Artemis program to return humans to the Moon and eventually explore Mars. Beyond human spaceflight, NASA also conducts extensive scientific research using satellites and probes to study Earth, the solar system, and the universe, contributing significantly to our understanding of the cosmos and our planet.
