Since its founding in 1958, NASA has expanded the frontier of human knowledge with passion and perseverance. From Mercury to Apollo, from the Moon to Mars, space exploration stirs our spirit of imagination and wonder.

What began as a race has become a symphony of science and hope. Administrator Daniel Goldin once called exploration his life's passion. He dreamed of colonies among the stars and space travel as routine as sunrise. Every mission, every inch beyond gravity, is a testament to human vision.

As Jules Verne noted, “Reality provides us with facts so romantic that imagination itself could add nothing to them.”

With each new dawn, the sky whispers a promise—of adventure...of wonder...of becoming. The universe expands, and so do the hearts that dare to explore it.