FUN FACTS ABOUT NASA

The Vehicle Assembly Building is so big that it has

its own weather. If it weren't for one of the world's most

massive air conditioning systems, the Florida humidity would

cause rain clouds to form near the ceiling.

Just in case life is found on some other planet, NASA

actually has an Office of Planetary Protection

NASA was sued by three men from Yemen for trespassing on

Mars. They claimed that they had inherited the planet from

their ancestors thousands of years ago.

In 2006 NASA admitted to having accidentally recorded

over the original tapes of the moon landing. Fortunately

NASA wasn't the only group recording. Copies found at

CBS and Johnson Space Centre are currently being restored.

Bill Nye the Science Guy originally wanted to be an

astronaut, but NASA kept rejecting him.

Gregory Nemitz and his company Orbital Development

apparently laid claim to asteroid 433 Eros. The spaceship NEAR

Shoemaker landed on the asteroid in 2001 and Gregory

Subsequently issued NASA a parking ticket for $20.

NASA will pay you to lay in bed for months at a time so

they can study the effects of prolonged weightlessness

In 1991 NASA discovered a small body near Earth that is now

listed in their Astrophysics Data System as a possible

alien probe.

NASA will send you a text message whenever the International

Space Station passes over your location