NASA 1958-yili 29-iyulda ''Milliy Aeronavtika va Fazo Akti'' qabul qilinishi sababli tuzilgan (ungacha bu kabi ishlar bilan [[NACA]] (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) shugʻullanar edi. Tashkilot 1958-yil 1-oktabridan ishga tushdi.<ref name="act1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/offices/ogc/about/space_act1.html|title=The National Aeronautics and Space Act|accessdate=August 29, 2007|publisher=NASA|year=2005|author=NASA|language=}}</ref><ref name="NacaNASA">[http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4206/ch2.htm#32 FROM NACA TO NASA]</ref> Shu vaqtgacha NASA Amerikaning fazoviy tadqiqotlari, jumladan, [[Apollo dasturi|Oyga parvoz]], [[Skylab]] fazoviy stansiyasi, [[Space Shuttle]] loyihalari ustida muvaffaqiyatli ishladi. Hozirda NASA [[Xalqaro Fazoviy Stansiya]] ishini taʼminlamoqda, [[Orion (fazoviy kema)|Orion]] loyihasi ustida ishlamoqda.
NASA'ning scienceilmiy isboʻlimi focused[[Yer]] onsayyorasini betteroʻrganadi, understandingbuning Earthuchun through theu [[Earth Observing System]] tizimini qurgan,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nasascience.nasa.gov/earth-science|title=Earth – NASA Science|first=Ruth|last=Netting|date=June 30, 2009|accessdate=July 15, 2009}}</ref> advancingshuningdek boʻlim [[heliophysicsheliofizika|Quyosh fizikasi]] throughsohasida the efforts of the Science Mission Directorate's Heliophysicsishlar Researcholib Programboradi,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nasascience.nasa.gov/heliophysics|title=Heliophysics – NASA Science|first=Ruth|last=Netting|date=January 8, 2009|accessdate=July 15, 2009}}</ref> exploring bodies throughout the [[SolarQuyosh Systemtizimi]] with advanced robotic missions such asjismlarini [[New Horizonsrobot]]ik ravishda tadqiq etadi,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nasascience.nasa.gov/planetary-science|title=Planets – NASA Science|first=Ruth|last=Netting|date=January 8, 2009|accessdate=July 15, 2009}}</ref> and researching [[astrophysics]] topicsumuman, such as the [[Big Bangastrofizika]],ga through the [[Great Observatories program|Great Observatories]]bogʻliq andishlar associatedbilan programsshugʻullanadi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nasascience.nasa.gov/astrophysics|title=Astrophysics – NASA Science|first=Ruth|last=Netting|date=July 13, 2009|accessdate=July 15, 2009}}</ref> NASA shares data with various national and international organizations such as from the [[Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite]].
