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Learn about the history of NASA.

ALL ABOUT THE SPACE INDUSTRY The space industry is comprised of three sectors: civil, national security, and commercial. The civil sector involves all nondefense-related government space activities. In the United States, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) manage or are otherwise responsible for nearly all civil space missions. There are nearly 80 space agencies around the world, and 16 have launch capabilities, according to the employment site RocketCrew. In addition to NASA, other space agencies include the Canada Space Agency, China National Space Administration, European Space Agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and Roscosmos-Russian Federal Space Agency. The national security sector involves defense and intelligence agencies that oversee space missions in support of military and law enforcement operations. Federal government agencies that are involved in this sector

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COOL CAREERS IN SCIENCE: SPACE SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS