--- title: "NASA Facts That Are Truly Extraordinary" description: "NASA works tirelessly daily to achieve the unachievable, bridge the gap between what is thought to be humanly possible, and go where no man has before." author: "Babita Soni" published: 2023-01-24 canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1994/nasa-facts-that-are-truly-extraordinary category: "usa" tags: ["National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "Research Center", "Space"] reading_time: 1 minute --- # NASA Facts That Are Truly Extraordinary ![NASA Facts That Are Truly Extraordinary](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b3b24e7d-eaea-41ed-8c62-584f7fe316c1/images/560c4357-c1f5-4149-b80f-213c2ee2ad53.jpeg) NASA was established on July 29, 1958, and its operations commenced on October 1, 1958. ![NASA Facts That Are Truly Extraordinary](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b3b24e7d-eaea-41ed-8c62-584f7fe316c1/images/892722b1-152f-4e81-878f-186b2d17aefe.jpeg) In the event that life is discovered on another planet, NASA maintains a Planetary Protection Office. ![NASA Facts That Are Truly Extraordinary](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b3b24e7d-eaea-41ed-8c62-584f7fe316c1/images/7d2489b6-7ccf-4cf6-ba70-a085ea58123a.jpeg) NASA scientist Lonnie Johnson created the Super Soaker and contributed to the development of the stealth bomber. ![NASA Facts That Are Truly Extraordinary](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b3b24e7d-eaea-41ed-8c62-584f7fe316c1/images/4f13fb8d-5e09-45f0-9aad-d7ac05b63f9c.jpeg) Three guys from Yemen sued NASA for trespassing on Mars. They said that 3000 years ago, their forefathers left them the world. ![NASA Facts That Are Truly Extraordinary](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b3b24e7d-eaea-41ed-8c62-584f7fe316c1/images/bea5dce1-cb32-4493-81fe-6601673dcaf3.jpeg) The 2009-launched NASA Kepler spacecraft discovered 2,325 planet candidates, 1,284 of which were in a single discovery, the biggest one to date. --- Original Source: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1994/nasa-facts-that-are-truly-extraordinary Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.