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The approaching era of [[Jet aircraft|jet]] travel (and a series of midair collisions—most notably the [[1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision]]) prompted passage of the [[Federal Aviation Act of 1958]]. This legislation passed the CAA's functions to a new independent body, the Federal Aviation Agency. The act also transferred air safety regulation from the CAB to the FAA, and gave it sole responsibility for a joint civil-military system of air navigation and air traffic control. The FAA's first administrator, [[Elwood Richard Quesada|Elwood R. Quesada]], was a former [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] general and adviser to [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|President Eisenhower]]. | The approaching era of [[Jet aircraft|jet]] travel (and a series of midair collisions—most notably the [[1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision]]) prompted passage of the [[Federal Aviation Act of 1958]]. This legislation passed the CAA's functions to a new independent body, the Federal Aviation Agency. The act also transferred air safety regulation from the CAB to the FAA, and gave it sole responsibility for a joint civil-military system of air navigation and air traffic control. The FAA's first administrator, [[Elwood Richard Quesada|Elwood R. Quesada]], was a former [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] general and adviser to [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|President Eisenhower]]. | ||
The same year witnessed the birth of the [[NASA|National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] (NASA), which was created in response to the | The same year witnessed the birth of the [[NASA|National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] (NASA), which was created in response to the Soviet Union (USSR) launch of the first manmade satellite. NASA assumed NACA's aeronautical research role. | ||
=== 1960s reorganization === | === 1960s reorganization === | ||