Which came first? · Tricky
Which came first: the first ascent of Everest or NASA?
The first ascent of Everest came first, in 1953. NASA followed 5 years later, in 1958 (founded).
- First1953
The first ascent of Everest
event · happenedEdmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the top of Everest in May 1953.
- Second1958
NASA
institution · foundedNASA was founded in 1958 amid the Space Race, which the Soviet launch of Sputnik 1 had kicked off.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.