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Which U.S. law created NASA?

The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958.

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  1. The Communications Act
  2. The 1958 Space Act ✔
  3. The Outer Space Treaty

Why: The National Aeronautics and Space Act became law on July 29, 1958. It created NASA as a civilian agency, which opened for business that October.

Huh, didn't know that: NASA grew from the earlier National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.

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Answer: The 1958 Space Act. The National Aeronautics and Space Act became law on July 29, 1958. It created NASA as a civilian agency, which opened for business that October.

  1. The National Aeronautics and Space Act Creates NASA www.nasa.gov/history/65-years-ago-the-national-aeronautics-and-space-act-of-1958-creates-nasa
    President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 into law on July 29, creating NASA.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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