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Humans have always been fascinated with the sky and beyond. From the dawn of mankind we have feared, admired and most importantly kept dreaming about the vast unknown space above us. This fascination of ours took various forms be it astronomy, astrology or their various branches. The vast outer space kept pulling us so strongly that we let go of our many fears of the unknown and embarked on a great journey into the outer space to explore and experience it. NASA was one organization which pioneered in exploration of outer space and everything related to it and I don’t think it would be an exaggeration to say that NASA is the organization which helped mankind to realize the dream of space travel. The Apollo Program (1969) will definitely be the crown jewel of NASA’s enormous list of space adventures and accomplishments. This program is considered the largest accomplishment of NASA not only due to the fact that it was the program which helped humans to land on the moon, but it will be remembered for its invaluable effect on pushing the limits of human imagination, the Apollo Program which I would like to term as “Moon Walk” is one accomplishment which made the mankind believe that we can dream and most importantly turn those dreams into reality. Dreaming big is in itself a huge step and it takes a lot of courage to dream about setting foot on the moon. People at NASA had the courage to dream about it and also had the determination to chase that dream and turn it into reality. It was not easy though; they faced a million challenges in making that big leap and landing a perfect 10. It all started after the success of Project Mercury which sent the first American’s to space, during the presidency of President Dwight Eisenhower the... ... middle of paper ... ...programs to explore the outer space and expand the human presence in the solar system. NASA’s never ending thirst to explore and improve is clear and in NASA’s administrator Charles Bolden’s words, “I'm here to tell you that American leadership in space will continue for at least the next half-century because we have laid the foundation for success - and failure is not an option.” Some of the high points among NASA’s future plans are, landing humans on MARS in the 2030s, they are also developing a Space Launch System which is an advanced heavy lift rocket and they plan on extensive usage of the resources available on the International Space Station to improve the range of the scientific research. The biggest objective of NASA in the coming years would be to make space travel safer and easier so that the dream of having a habitat away from earth would be a reality.

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