Before there was NASA, there was the NACA. On March 3, 1915, Congress established the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, or N-A-C-A, “to separate the real from the imagined and make known the overlooked and unexpected” in the quest for flight. In 1958, the NACA's staff, research facilities, and know-how were transitioned to the new NASA.
From March 3-4, 2015, the National Air and Space Museum and the NASA History Program Office will host a special symposium open to the public that commemorates a century of aerospace research and development. Sessions feature experts from the National Air and Space Museum as well as other aerospace experts.
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