On this day in 1958, American lawmakers signed legislation creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. While #NASA was created in response to the launch of the #Soviet #satellite #Sputnik, amid a climate of distrust, today the U.S. and #Russian #space agencies are close partners in exploration beyond #Earth. #PhotoOfTheDay #anniversary #cosmos #spaceexploration #spacemissions #spacerace #stars #planets