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Why did Congress establish the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958?

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To help develop peaceful uses for the exploration of outer space.

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Answer: To help develop peaceful research for traveling in space.

Explanation: As a result of the space race between USA and the Soviet Union in the 1950s, NASA was created in 1958 from NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, formed 1915) and other related organizations.

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