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america's proof that a good acronym can outlast the cold war that funded it.
means the US federal agency that runs space exploration, aeronautics research, and most of humanity's best photographs of nothing.
from founded in 1958 after the Soviets launched Sputnik and terrified Congress into funding rockets; absorbed the earlier NACA, added the S for space, and never looked back.
budget shareunder half a percent of federal spending
moon landingused less computing power than a calculator
jpl originbegan as a rocket lab literally called suicide squad
logo nicknameemployees call it the meatball