H. Yoo
Research expert covering South Korea
NASA
After the launch of the world’s first artificial satellite (Sputnik 1) by the Soviet Union in 1957, the U.S. government created its space agency, distressed by the perceived technological superiority and threat to national security. Thus, in 1958, President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, establishing NASA, which ultimately absorbed the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA).
