What does NASA stand for?
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA) NASA Nahverkehrsservice Sachsen-Anhalt (German: Saxony-Anhalt local traffic service) NASA National Advertising Sales Association NASA National Aeronautics and Space Act NASA National Aeronautics and Space Agency NASA National Association of Sentencing Advocates NASA National Association of Signing Agents NASA National Association of Special Agents NASA National Association of State Archaeologists NASA National Association of Students of Architecture (India) NASA National Auto Sport Association NASA National Autograss Sports Association (UK) NASA Native American Student Affairs NASA Native American Student Association NASA Natural Athlete Strength Association NASA Network Affiliated Stations Alliance NASA New Advanced Search Agent NASA Newspaper Advertising Sales Association NASA Nice And Safe Attitude (UK) NASA Non-Academic Staff Association (Canadian universities) NASA Non-Active Side Arm (oilfield) NASA Normal Atmosphere Safety
Some would say what NASA really “stands for” is to do what ever they have to to make sure they get to keep their jobs. . After the Apollo program was over there was a real possibility that the U.S.A. would no longer have a manned space program at all and the agency could be dismantled. Nixon knew the public was in love with NASA and flushed with pride over it’s lunar accomplishments. . NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) sold congress on the idea that it could save a lot of money if they let them build a space shuttle that NASA and the Air Force would operate on a almost weekly basis to low Earth orbit. . After 14 lives lost and being dumped by the Air Force the agency is retiring the Space Shuttle and reinventing itself once again to do what it wanted to do to begin with when Apollo ended but that Nixon wouldn’t go for, and that’s to build a Moon base. . Deja Vu .
