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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), formed in 1958, is the United States government agency responsible for the civilian space program as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA oversaw the Apollo moon-landing missions, the Skylab space station, and later the Space Shuttle.

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7 Aug, 2015

Joins tumblr

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NASA starts multiple blogs on tumblr. It will share photos, text and videos in its main blog. The second blog is by astronaut Peggy Whitson who chronicles her training. The third microblog posts photos of Jupiter taken by NASA’s Juno mission and other astronomers. The last blog is by Curiosity Rover from Mars.

The agency continues to add new platforms like Tumblr to offer the public a comprehensive view of NASA’s missions, facilities and people.