Home›Articles›The Founding Choice That Kept NASA Out of the Pentagon's HandsArticleThe Founding Choice That Kept NASA Out of the Pentagon's HandsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)SourcesNASA History OfficeNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA History: 65 Years Ago: The Space Act of 1958 Creates NASAQuote, NASA History: 65 Years Ago: The Space Act of 1958 Creates NASAAlthough a former military commander, Eisenhower believed a civilian agency would be more effective than assigning space to the military, where inter-service rivalries had already demonstrated a lack of results in launching a satellite.View the SourceAtlas Article VocabularyComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.