BANA 2082 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Financial Analyst
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The national aeronautics and space administration (nasa) is the u. s. government agency responsible for the u. s. civil aerospace and aeronautics science. The nasa "s mission is to "motivate advancement in science , technology, aeronautics and space exploration to improve the earth"s awareness, learning, creativity, economic vitality and stealth. " With more than 16,000 staff, nasa is responsible for many different space missions, including work at the international space station, study beyond space. Although nasa"s main mission is space exploration, its experience has been used for non-space purposes in assisting countries and organizations worldwide. In a case of this kind, the copper and gold mine at san jos in copiap , chile, trapped over 33 men underground over 2,000 feet. It was necessary to get the men to the surface safely as soon as possible, but the rescue operation also had to be planned and executed carefully to save as many miners as possible.