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Pioneering Mathematician Reflects On Working For NACA, The Precursor to NASA

On Second Thought
On Second Thought
Episode • Jul 19, 2019 • 4m
British astronomer Fred Hoyle first used the term "Big Bang Theory" on a BBC radio program in 1949. Here in the U.S., Americans were hitting their stride on a massive bang of their own. The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics or NACA laid the groundwork for what would become NASA a decade later and sent a manned rocket to the moon 10 years after that. Before that successful mission, Vicky Graves and her husband, Barry, started working for NACA.