NASAn.

Brit.

/ˈnasə/, U.S.

/ˈnæsə/

Forms: 1900s– N.A.S.A., 1900s– NASA, 1900s– Nasa.

Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

An independent governmental organization in the U.S., established in 1958 and responsible for organizing research and activities relating to the exploration of space.NASA superseded the former National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (see NACA n. at N n. Initialisms 1) and maintained an involvement in aeronautics, particularly in the design of high-altitude aircraft.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > space flight > [noun] > programme of space exploration > organizing body in U.S.

NASA1958

1958 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 3 Apr. 1/1 Eisenhower..recommended creation of NASA as a civilian-directed organization.

1958 D. Eisenhower in N.Y. Times 30 July 10/7 The present National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics..will provide the nucleus of the N.A.S.A.

1965 Economist 4 Sept. 873/2 The Manned Orbiting Laboratory, a project which President Johnson has decided to entrust not to Nasa but to the Air Force.

1981 Cook's Mag. Nov. 41/2 NASA progressed from toothpaste tubes of puréed foods to cubes of dried food which rehydrated..in the mouth.

1998 Wired June 158/1 Renegades at NASA are developing everything from interplanetary propulsion systems to flexible spacesuits for Martian extra-vehicular activity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nasa
释义	NASAn. Brit. /ˈnasə/, U.S. /ˈnæsə/ Forms: 1900s– N.A.S.A., 1900s– NASA, 1900s– Nasa. Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of National Aeronautics and Space Administration. An independent governmental organization in the U.S., established in 1958 and responsible for organizing research and activities relating to the exploration of space.NASA superseded the former National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (see NACA n. at N n. Initialisms 1) and maintained an involvement in aeronautics, particularly in the design of high-altitude aircraft. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > space flight > [noun] > programme of space exploration > organizing body in U.S. NASA1958 1958 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 3 Apr. 1/1 Eisenhower..recommended creation of NASA as a civilian-directed organization. 1958 D. Eisenhower in N.Y. Times 30 July 10/7 The present National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics..will provide the nucleus of the N.A.S.A. 1965 Economist 4 Sept. 873/2 The Manned Orbiting Laboratory, a project which President Johnson has decided to entrust not to Nasa but to the Air Force. 1981 Cook's Mag. Nov. 41/2 NASA progressed from toothpaste tubes of puréed foods to cubes of dried food which rehydrated..in the mouth. 1998 Wired June 158/1 Renegades at NASA are developing everything from interplanetary propulsion systems to flexible spacesuits for Martian extra-vehicular activity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1958
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