(I) on June 2, 1966, Surveyor 1 became the first American spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon White II performed the first EVA or `spacewalk’ by an American (H) on June 3 through 7, 1965, the second piloted Gemini mission, Gemini IV, stayed aloft for 4 days, and astronaut Edward H. (G) on April 6, 1965, the United States launched Intelsat I (also known as Early Bird 1), the first commercial satellite (communications), into geostationary orbit (F) on December 14, 1962, Mariner 2 became the first spacecraft to commit a successful planetary flyby (Venus) (E) on February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to circle the Earth, making 3 orbits in his Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft Shepard, Jr., was the first American space flight involving human beings (D) on May 5, 1961, Freedom 7, carrying Astronaut Alan B. (C) on April 1, 1960, the United States launched TIROS 1, the first successful meteorological satellite, observing Earth’s weather (B) on March 3, 1959, the United States sent Pioneer 4 to the Moon, successfully making the first United States lunar flyby (A) on December 6, 1958, the United States launched Pioneer 3, the first United States satellite to ascend to an altitude of 63,580 miles (3) among the many firsts by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are that– (2) over the next 50 years, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been involved in many defining events which have shaped the course of human history and demonstrated to the world the character of the people of the United States (1) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration began operation on October 1, 1958, with about 8,000 employees and an annual budget of $100,000,000 This Act may be cited as the `NASA 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act’. CUELLAR) introduced the following bill which was referred to the Committee on Financial Servicesīe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Udvar-Hazy Center).Īuthorizes the Secretary to strike and sell bronze duplicates of the $50 gold coins. McNair Educational (D.R.E.M.E.) Science Literacy Foundation and the Challenger Center for Space Science Education and (2) the remainder to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution for the preservation, maintenance, and display of space artifacts at the National Air and Space Museum (including the Steven F. Requires distribution of: (1) one-half of the next $1 million of the remaining amounts to each of the Dr. Requires distribution of the first $4 million to the NASA Family Assistance Fund for financial assistance to the families of NASA personnel who lose their lives as a result of injuries suffered in the performance of their official duties. Requires all such coin sales to include a surcharge of: (1) $50 per $50 coin (2) $10 per $1 coin and (3) $1 per coin for any bronze duplicate. NASA 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act – Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), to mint and issue $50 gold and $1 silver coins emblematic of the 50 years of exemplary and unparalleled achievements of NASA.
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