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NASA en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈnæsə/
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Meanings

1. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of) Acronym of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
   alt of National Aeronautics and Space Administration
   • He reiterated that the investigation into the explosion being conducted by SpaceX in conjunction with the Federal Aviation Administration and the NASA was still ongoing and that it could turn up causes other than a failed strut. 2015 July 20, Christian Davenport, “Hearing Elon Musk explain why his rocket blew up shows why he’s such an intense CEO”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2015:
   • A NASA spokesperson said in a statement “employees would be placed on temporary remote work agreements while NASA seeks and evaluates options for a new space for the GISS team.” 2025 April 24, Andrew Freedman, “Trump administration cancels top NASA climate lab’s lease at Columbia University”, in CNN:
   • NASA was often accused of talking over the public's head. 2001, Dan Brown, Deception Point, Pocket Books, →ISBN:
   • The NASA’s earth sciences division, which studies climate change and environmental conditions on Earth, is perhaps at greatest risk. 2017 January 3, Marina Koren, “The Most Vulnerable NASA Missions Under Trump”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Jan 2017:
   • Researchers at NASA have taken an interest in 'mycotecture' and its potential role in growing structures on the Moon. 2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 215:
   • He is working on a “10,000 Year Clock,” which would keep time for 10,000 years, inside a remote mountain in West Texas, and this year he helped recover F-1 rocket engines, used in the NASA’s Apollo program, from the Atlantic Ocean. 2013 August 6, Andrea Chang, “Bezos known for his unusual forays”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2026:
2. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of) Acronym of National Auto Sport Association
   alt of National Auto Sport Association

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Deriveds

Nastronaut

Translations (30)

hi नासा (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · hu NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · mk НАСА (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · he נאס״א (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · th นาซา (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · ro NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · mr नासा (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · ar نَاسَا (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · de NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · fr NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · pt NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · fa ناسا (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · hy ՆԱՍԱ (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · bn নাসা (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · nl NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · vi NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · az NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · ckb ناسا (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · fi Nasa (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · fi NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · tr NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · es NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · te నాసా (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · uk НАСА (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · ja NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · ru НА́СА (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · ja ナサ (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · ko 나사 (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · th นาซ่า (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · pl NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)