NASA
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program. Established on July 29, 1958, by the National Aeronautics and Space Act.
In addition to the space program, it is also responsible for long-term civilian and military aerospace research. Since February 2006 NASA's self-described mission statement is to "pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research."
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Appearances
- When Slimey travelled to the Moon in Sesame Street Season 29, NASA provided footage of past space missions for several episodes.
- Kermit the Frog visited NASA's Johnson Space Center in Texas as part of his 50th anniversary world tour. Kermit also appeared in NASA promotional material on the moon.
- In 1981, as part of NASA's morning wake-up call tradition, the crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia, part of the STS-2 mission, were greeted by Pigs in Space on two consecutive mornings. Specially recorded by the Muppet performers for this occasion, two separate comedy routines were heard, one on the morning of November 13, and another on November 14.[1]
- Several astronauts or NASA employees have appeared with the Muppets:
References
- Sesame Street's WASA is a parody of NASA (but with worms).
- Telly's uncle and others appear as NASA employees in the Sesame Street video Telling the Truth.
- Heel Arfstrong from Dog City is a parody of NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong.
- In Farscape, John Crichton is a an astronaut for IASA, a fictional organization modeled after NASA. Crichton's father Jack is a retired NASA astronaut.
- In Sesame Street episode 3697, Gordon explained the first moon mission while NASA footage was shown.
Sources
- ↑ Fries, Colin. Chronology of Wake-up Calls, NASA History Office PDF document
