NASA

alternative Australian British English New Zealand variant N.A.S.A. · alternative Australian British English New Zealand variant Nasa

1. abbreviationacronymAcronym of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

   NASA was often accused of talking over the public's head.

   2001, Dan Brown, Deception Point, Pocket Books, →ISBN

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   He is working on a “10,000 Year Clock,” which would keep time for 10,000 years, inside a remote mountain in West Texas, and this year he helped recover F-1 rocket engines, used in the NASA’s Apollo program, from the Atlantic Ocean.

   2013 August 6, Andrea Chang, “Bezos known for his unusual forays”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2026

   He reiterated that the investigation into the explosion being conducted by SpaceX in conjunction with the Federal Aviation Administration and the NASA was still ongoing and that it could turn up causes other than a failed strut.

   2015 July 20, Christian Davenport, “Hearing Elon Musk explain why his rocket blew up shows why he’s such an intense CEO”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2015

   The NASA’s earth sciences division, which studies climate change and environmental conditions on Earth, is perhaps at greatest risk.

   2017 January 3, Marina Koren, “The Most Vulnerable NASA Missions Under Trump”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Jan 2017

   Researchers at NASA have taken an interest in 'mycotecture' and its potential role in growing structures on the Moon.

   2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 215

   A NASA spokesperson said in a statement “employees would be placed on temporary remote work agreements while NASA seeks and evaluates options for a new space for the GISS team.”

   2025 April 24, Andrew Freedman, “Trump administration cancels top NASA climate lab’s lease at Columbia University”, in CNN

2. abbreviationacronymhobbiesAcronym of National Auto Sport Association

1. AustraliaNew ZealandUKUS space programAlternative letter-case form of NASA (not used in North America).

   Nasa administrator Bill Nelson criticised Beijing on Saturday, saying the failure to share the details of the rocket’s descent was irresponsible and risky.

   2022 July 30, “Nasa criticises China after space rocket makes uncontrolled return to Earth”, in The Guardian

1. pluralplural onlySynonym of Paez (“a Native American people of Colombia”).

   Synonyms: Paez