In 1958 president Eisenhower established NASA in response to the USSR-developed Sputnik 1. Through the years of the U.S. Space Program, there have been many innovations, milestones, and a few tragedies.
On this site you can explore the various inventions now used in everyday life, the timeline of the space program,the social and political effects, as well as some epic videos courtesy of NASA.
Since 1958 people have spent billions of dollars on the space program. Early benefits included the excitement of the American people in the race against the USSR, resulting in renewed enthusiasm in science and engineering in American students. Advancements in medicine, fuel technologies, metallurgy, safety, comfort, and many other areas can be directly attributed to research in the space program.
In the early days public enthusiasm was high, but in more recent years the cost has reduced the support from many politicians such as President Obama. However there is no question that the space program contributed to an economic boom in Texas and Florida where NASA employed many people at high salaries.
