NASAnoun [ + sing/pl verb ]
uk/ˈnæs.ə/us/ˈnæs.ə/abbreviation for National Aeronautics and Space Administration: the US government organization that is responsible for space travel and the scientific study of space
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Space travel
- astronaut
- astronautics
- autopilot
- blast
- command module
- cosmonaut
- earthbound
- flyby
- heat shield
- launch pad
- mission control
- moon buggy
- retrorocket
- rocket
- rocket ship
- spacecraft
- spaceman
- touchdown
- tracking station
- UFO
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Examples from literature
- In 1977, NASA sent two spacecraft, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, on a mission to explore the planets Jupiter and Saturn.