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(1)名称:美国国家航宇局(NASA) (2)所在地:HQ:400 MarylandAve.SW,, Washington, D.C.20546 (3)职员数:24466名(专职人员计23685,兼职人员781) (4)设立经过:从1957年7月到1958年12月正值国际地球观测年,苏联与美国宣布发射观测用小型人造卫星,从这时起空间时代正式开始。 1957年10月4日苏联发射世界上第一颗人造卫星即人造地球卫星-1号。4个月后,在1958年1月美国也成功地发射了人造卫星探险者-1号。但探险者-1号的重量不到苏联的1/10。为此,美国国会研究改组原来美国国家航空咨询委员会(NACA),并制定新政策。当时艾森豪威尔总统决定设立担任空间
(1) NAME: NASA (2) Location: HQ: 400 MarylandAve.SW ,, Washington, DC20546 (3) Number of Employees: 24466 (Full Time Employees 23685, Part Time Workers 781) (4) ) Established: From July 1957 to December 1958, coinciding with the International Year of Earth Observations, the Soviet Union and the United States announced the launch of small satellites for observation purposes. Since then, the space age officially began. October 4, 1957 Soviet Union Launches the 1st Man-made Earth Satellite-1 in the World. Four months later, in January 1958 the United States also successfully launched the Sputnik-1. However, explorer-1 weighs less than 1/10 of the Soviet Union. To this end, the United States Congress to study the restructuring of the original American National Aviation Advisory Committee (NACA), and to develop new policies. At the time, President Eisenhower decided to set a new space for his appointment