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    On October 1, 1958, almost one year after the Soviet Union orbited the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was formed, absorbing the NACA. Despite its focus on spaceflight, NASA continues to pioneer new discoveries in aeronautics.

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