Public Law 85-568
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Public Law 85-568 is the 1958 U.S. federal statute that created NASA and established the framework for the nation’s civilian space program.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Law 85-568 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T363909 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 85-568 Context triple: [National Aeronautics and Space Act, publicLawNumber, Public Law 85-568]
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Public Law 89-665
Public Law 89-665 is the federal statute enacted in 1966 that established the National Historic Preservation Act, creating a national framework for preserving historic and archaeological sites in the United States.
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Public Law 79-585
Public Law 79-585 is the formal designation of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, the landmark U.S. law that established civilian control over nuclear energy and atomic weapons development after World War II.
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C.
Public Law 84-851
Public Law 84-851 is a 1956 United States federal statute that officially established "In God We Trust" as the national motto and mandated its inscription on U.S. currency.
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D.
Public Law 80-253
Public Law 80-253 is the formal designation of the landmark National Security Act of 1947, which reorganized the U.S. military and intelligence structure after World War II.
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E.
Public Law 86-209
Public Law 86-209 is a United States federal statute that established the National Medal of Science as a presidential award recognizing outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 85-568 Target entity description: Public Law 85-568 is the 1958 U.S. federal statute that created NASA and established the framework for the nation’s civilian space program.
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A.
Public Law 89-665
Public Law 89-665 is the federal statute enacted in 1966 that established the National Historic Preservation Act, creating a national framework for preserving historic and archaeological sites in the United States.
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B.
Public Law 79-585
Public Law 79-585 is the formal designation of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, the landmark U.S. law that established civilian control over nuclear energy and atomic weapons development after World War II.
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C.
Public Law 84-851
Public Law 84-851 is a 1956 United States federal statute that officially established "In God We Trust" as the national motto and mandated its inscription on U.S. currency.
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D.
Public Law 80-253
Public Law 80-253 is the formal designation of the landmark National Security Act of 1947, which reorganized the U.S. military and intelligence structure after World War II.
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E.
Public Law 86-209
Public Law 86-209 is a United States federal statute that established the National Medal of Science as a presidential award recognizing outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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space law instrument ⓘ |
| abbreviationOfCreatedAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | National Aeronautics and Space Act ⓘ |
| amended | various provisions of existing U.S. Code relating to aeronautics and space ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 51 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| congressNumber | 85th United States Congress ⓘ |
| contains |
National Space Policy objectives
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declaration of national policy for aeronautical and space activities ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdAgency |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
ⓘ
linked to:
NASA
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| dateSigned | 1958-07-29 ⓘ |
| designates | NASA as a civilian agency ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1958-10-01 ⓘ |
| emphasizes | use of space for peaceful purposes for the benefit of all mankind ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| established |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
ⓘ
linked to:
NASA
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| establishes |
coordination mechanisms with Department of Defense for space activities
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responsibilities of NASA Administrator ⓘ |
| frameworkFor | organization and management of U.S. civilian space activities ⓘ |
| governs | federal civilian aeronautics and space activities ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
enacted after the launch of Sputnik 1
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enacted during the Cold War ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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linked to:
United States government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalCitation | 72 Stat. 426 ⓘ |
| originallyCodifiedIn | Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| policyArea |
aeronautics policy
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science and technology policy ⓘ space policy ⓘ |
| predecessorAgencyTransferred |
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
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linked to:
NACA
|
| publicLawNumber | 85-568 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to create a civilian agency to conduct aeronautical and space activities
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to separate civilian space activities from military space activities ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
United States aeronautics research
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United States space program ⓘ
linked to:
United States civil space program
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| setsOut | goals for peaceful exploration of outer space ⓘ |
| shortName |
National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958
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linked to:
National Aeronautics and Space Act
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| signedBy | Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ |
| status | amended statute in force, as codified in Title 51 U.S. Code ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
aeronautics research
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civilian space program ⓘ space exploration policy ⓘ |
| title |
An Act to provide for research into problems of flight within and outside the earth’s atmosphere, and for other purposes
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linked to:
National Aeronautics and Space Act
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| transferredFunctionsFrom |
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
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linked to:
NACA
|
| typeOfLaw | organic act ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1958 ⓘ |
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Subject: Public Law 85-568 Description of subject: Public Law 85-568 is the 1958 U.S. federal statute that created NASA and established the framework for the nation’s civilian space program.
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