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naca_01 |
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08/21/1958
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Title
Final Meeting of NACA
Full Description
Final meeting of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics,
August 21, 1958.
After the launch of the Soviet Union's Sputnik I satellite in
October 1957, the United States realized that it needed a space
program to keep up with the technological advancements made by
the Soviets. On July 29, 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower
signed Public Law 85-568 and established the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA). T. Keith Glennan was sworn in
as the first Administrator of NASA on August 19, 1958, and by
October 1, the official effective date of the new agency, the
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) was absorbed
by NASA.
Left to right:
T. Keith Glennan, NASA Administrator;
Mr. Preston R. Bassett, member of the NACA Committee on
Aerodynamics; Mr. Charles J. McCarthy, Chairman of the Board, Chance
Vought Aircraft, Inc.
Keywords
NACA Keith Glennan Chance Vought Aircraft Preston R. Bassett Charles J. KEMcCarthy
Subject Category
VIPs-People at NASA-NACA,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
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- Center Number:
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- GRIN DataBase Number:
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Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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