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The 72 pages that link to NASA, each with the reason it gives.

• James Webb Space TelescopeRelated: NASA led Webb's development and mission, with international partners supplying key instruments and services.

• Space RaceRelated: Its creation centralized the American civilian response to Soviet achievements.

• Sputnik 1Related: The shock of Sputnik 1 helped spur the agency's creation in 1958.

• California Institute of TechnologyRelated: NASA funds and directs missions that JPL develops and operates under Caltech management.

• Soviet space programCompared with: Its public civilian structure differed from the Soviet system’s military and state-directed organization.

• Voyager 1Narrower topic: NASA designed and operated Voyager 1 as part of its planetary-science program.

• Cassini–HuygensRelated: NASA built and operated the Cassini orbiter.

• Wernher von BraunNarrower topic: Von Braun led NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center during the Apollo era.

• Voyager programNarrower topic: NASA funded and conducted the Voyager planetary exploration program.

• Aerospace engineeringRelated: NASA has led major research, flight-testing, and spacecraft development programs.

• Project MercuryNarrower topic: NASA was established in 1958 and led Mercury’s planning and operations.

• Alan ShepardNarrower topic: NASA’s early human spaceflight program made Shepard’s missions possible.

• Commercial spaceflightRelated: NASA became a major customer and partner for private launch and crew services.

• Parker Solar ProbeNarrower topic: NASA selected and manages the mission as part of its heliophysics program.

• Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNarrower topic: NASA has owned and funded JPL since 1958, while Caltech operates it.

• Lunar GatewayRelated: NASA leads Gateway development and coordinates its international and commercial partnerships.

• Technology readiness levelRelated: NASA developed the readiness-level approach for managing space technology development.

• Commercial Crew ProgramRelated: NASA sets requirements, funds development, and purchases crew transportation services.

• Landsat programRelated: NASA developed and launched Landsat missions, and continues to build satellites.

• Lunar Reconnaissance OrbiterNarrower topic: NASA developed and operates the spacecraft as part of its lunar exploration program.

• John GlennNarrower topic: Glenn’s astronaut career unfolded within NASA’s early human spaceflight program.

• Katherine JohnsonNarrower topic: Johnson’s trajectory work took place within the agency that inherited NACA’s research centers.

• Operation PaperclipRelated: Former Paperclip specialists contributed to the agency’s early launch-vehicle and engineering programs.

• Riccardo GiacconiRelated: NASA missions provided the satellite platforms that expanded Giacconi's early rocket work into systematic surveys.

• National Advisory Committee for AeronauticsNarrower topic: NASA took over NACA’s functions, facilities, and much of its workforce in 1958.

• Spitzer Space TelescopeRelated: NASA developed and operated Spitzer with contributions from academic and international partners.

• Sputnik crisisRelated: The crisis accelerated creation of a civilian agency to organize American space efforts.

• Apollo 16Related: NASA planned and conducted Apollo 16.

• Hidden FiguresNarrower topic: The film depicts the agency where Johnson, Vaughan, and Jackson worked.

• Sally RideRelated: NASA selected Ride as an astronaut in 1978 and sent her into space.

• AstronautRelated: NASA selected and trained the first American astronauts and continues to operate crewed missions.

• Gus GrissomNarrower topic: Grissom’s career unfolded during NASA’s formative human-spaceflight programs.

• Mae JemisonRelated: NASA selected Jemison as an astronaut and operated the mission on which she flew.

• Mercury spacecraftNarrower topic: NASA directed the spacecraft’s development, testing, and crewed flights.

• Solar and Heliospheric ObservatoryRelated: NASA developed and operated SOHO in partnership with ESA.

• SpaceXNarrower topic: NASA contracts became a major customer relationship and development pathway for SpaceX.

• AcronymBroader topic: Its name is commonly pronounced as a word formed from the agency's initials.

• Chinese space programCompared with: NASA offers a contrasting model of civil space governance and international partnership.

• Mercury-Redstone 3Related: NASA selected the astronaut, developed the capsule, and operated the flight.

• Pioneer plaqueRelated: NASA approved the plaque for the Pioneer missions under tight preparation deadlines.

• Project GeminiNarrower topic: NASA designed and operated Gemini as part of its early human-spaceflight program.

• RoscosmosCompared with: NASA is Roscosmos’s principal counterpart in decades of crewed-spaceflight cooperation.

• Space Shuttle Challenger disasterNarrower topic: NASA's engineering and management systems came under scrutiny after the loss.

• Space Telescope Science InstituteNarrower topic: NASA funds and oversees the Hubble science mission supported by the institute.

• Mariner 2Related: NASA designed and operated the Mariner program that produced the probe.

• Edgar MitchellNarrower topic: NASA selected Mitchell as an astronaut and assigned him to Apollo 14.

• George SmootRelated: NASA built and operated COBE, the satellite central to Smoot’s Nobel-recognized measurements.

• Indian Space Research OrganisationCompared with: NASA is a larger, differently funded counterpart to ISRO, with a distinct history and mission portfolio.

• NASA/IPAC Extragalactic DatabaseRelated: NASA is one of the institutions named in NED’s title and supports its operation.

• Pioneer programRelated: NASA took over many Pioneer missions after its creation, shaping the program's later direction.