What is NASA?

Get ready to blast off into outer space with Mira and Finn on History's Not Boring! Have you ever looked up at the stars and wondered who helps humans explore the galaxy? The answer is NASA! But how did this amazing space agency even begin? Our story starts all the way back in October 1957. The Soviet Union shocked the whole world by launching a tiny, beeping metal ball called Sputnik into orbit! Americans were worried they were losing the ultimate space race! To catch up, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a law in 1958 creating a brand new agency: NASA! What started as a fierce competition turned into one of the greatest adventures in human history. Within just 11 years, American astronauts were walking on the Moon! Since then, NASA has sent robotic probes to every single planet, built the incredible Hubble Space Telescope, and helped create the International Space Station. Now, they are even building the new Artemis rockets to take humans back to the Moon! Join us to discover how a race to the stars ended up uniting people to explore the wonders of the universe!