- published: 21 May 2016
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Coordinates: 38°52′59″N 77°0′59″W / 38.88306°N 77.01639°W / 38.88306; -77.01639
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NASA was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act on July 29, 1958, replacing its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). The agency became operational on October 1, 1958. U.S. space exploration efforts have since been led by NASA, including the Apollo moon-landing missions, the Skylab space station, and later the Space Shuttle. Currently, NASA is supporting the International Space Station and is overseeing the development of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and Commercial Crew vehicles. The agency is also responsible for the Launch Services Program (LSP) which provides oversight of launch operations and countdown management for unmanned NASA launches.
I saw the sky last night
I'd never felt so bright
I'd never felt so right not knowing anything
Down, down inside the earth
Some god is gonna burst
Into a sea of white, not being anything
You know what I think of you
Better than I do
You told me that you do and I swallow everything
I'd believe in anything
Just to feel some sting
But I can't believe in you so just get rid of me
I saw the sky near the black smoke when I was just a young one
Lifted so high from a cushion of what, you were my loved one
Down in the earth, we were covered in dirt with other done ones
I'll see the sky near the black smoke when I am just a gone one
I took a bite of the sun and shone to kingdom come
Where all my words begun not meaning anything
You and your diamond eye
Never saw so bright
Never felt so blind while seeing everything
I saw the sky near the black smoke when I was just a young one
Lifted so high from a cushion of what, you were my loved one
Down in the earth, we were covered in dirt with other done ones