# @worldscifest on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/5ufzPak9ou
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2461450-worldscifest-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/38f0030c14.jpg
- **Posted:** 2015-07-29T16:19:26.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WorldScienceFestival (@WorldSciFest) — https://gondola.cc/WorldSciFest

## Caption

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

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## Tags

anniversary, stars, soviet, spacemissions, russian, earth, nasa, photooftheday, space, sputnik, spaceexploration, spacerace, cosmos, satellite, planets

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