NASA

[ nas-uh ]

noun

1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration: the federal agency that institutes and administers the civilian programs of the U.S. government that deal with aeronautical research and the development of launch vehicles and spacecraft.

NASA

/ ˈnæsə /

acronym for

1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Example Sentences

Recently, Nasa shared satellite imagery showing it stretching across northern India and into Pakistan.

From BBC

“It has the best sleeping bag in the world,” says Nicole Stott, an American astronaut with Nasa who spent 104 days in space on two missions in 2009 and 2011.

From BBC

Nasa sends a few supply vehicles a year.

From BBC

But funding across NASA, adjusted for inflation, has plummeted from its Apollo-era high and remained essentially flat for decades.

From Los Angeles Times

NASA’s budget for years has hovered around 0.1% of total U.S. gross domestic product — less than one-eighth of its allowance during the mid-1960s.

From Los Angeles Times