On this day in history, July 29, 1958, President Eisenhower signed bill creating NASA
The United States dared to boldly go where no man had gone before when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act on this day in history, July 29, 1958.
The legislation established the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The act was a direct response to the success of the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik, the first man-made satellite, in October 1957.
The achievement spawned fears in the U.S. and Western Europe of ceding control of the final frontier to the Soviets.
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