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Government agencies established in 1958

  • NASAThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration began operations on the 1st of October 1958. This new agency emerged from the ashes of a geopolitical…
  • DARPAThe Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 into orbit in October of 1957. This single event triggered a crisis within the United States government that would…