National Aeronautics and Space Administration

| formed         = 29 July 1958 | preceding1     = National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics | jurisdiction   = Federal government of the United States | headquarters   = Washington, D.C. name="budg1">"FY09 Budget Request Summary", NASA, February 1, 2008. | website        = www.nasa.gov }} The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an agency of the Federal government of the United States, responsible for the nation's public space program. NASA was established on July 29, 1958, by the National Aeronautics and Space Act.