Civil Space Activities Last Updated ( 15-Jun-2013 06:21 PM ) <<
For current news items and links to other reports and resources,
click on those links on the left menu. << The 1958 National
Aeronautics and Space Act created the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration to conduct a civil space program, while
assigning military space activities to the Department of
Defense. Over the past five decades, other U.S. government
agencies have taken leadership roles in various aspects of civil
space activities, but NASA remains by far the largest and most
visible U.S. civil space agency. Others with significant roles
in civil space include: Other agencies also have roles in the
space program. The President submits to Congress an annual
Aeronautics and Space Report of the President that provides
funding and programmatic information about all U.S. Government
agencies involved in space activities. The most recent version
is for fiscal year (FY) 2008. NASA conducts both aeronautics and
space activities. This website i