Remembering The Innovations Of NASA’s Predecessor — The NACA

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NASA just turned 100 – well kind of. The organization that became NASA – the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, or NACA – was created 100 years ago in March.

Most of us tend to know plenty about NASA and how it gave rise to Houston being known as "Space City." But what about the organization that gave rise to it?

Well, the NACA was responsible for plenty of innovations in aerospace that flowed into the innovations made by NASA, many of which happened right here in Houston.

We hear the story of the NACA from NASA's chief historian, Bill Barry.

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