nasa

name

1. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

   “NASA was often accused of talking over the public's head.”

   “He is working on a “10,000 Year Clock,” which would keep time for 10,000 years, inside a remote mountain in West Texas, and this year he helped recover F-1 rocket engines, used in the NASA’s Apollo program, from the Atlantic Ocean.”

   “He reiterated that the investigation into the explosion being conducted by SpaceX in conjunction with the Federal Aviation Administration and the NASA was still ongoing and that it could turn up causes other than a failed strut.”

   “The NASA’s earth sciences division, which studies climate change and environmental conditions on Earth, is perhaps at greatest risk.”

   “Researchers at NASA have taken an interest in 'mycotecture' and its potential role in growing structures on the Moon.”

2. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of National Auto Sport Association
3. (Australia, New-Zealand, UK, alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of NASA (not used in North America)

   “Nasa administrator Bill Nelson criticised Beijing on Saturday, saying the failure to share the details of the rocket’s descent was irresponsible and risky.”

noun

1. (plural, plural-only)Synonym of Paez (“a Native American people of Colombia”).