NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is the United States government agency responsible for space exploration, space technology, and aeronautics research. As a space agency, NASA leads both crewed and robotic missions, develops new space technologies, and conducts research in space science. NASA is known for its partnerships with organizations like ESA and its work on programs like the International Space Station (ISS), the Artemis Program, and the Space Launch System (SLS). Associated keywords include: space exploration, aeronautics, space technology, and scientific discovery.
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NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya oversees NASA’s center directors and also serves as NASA chief engineer.
NASA provided launch services, ground systems, scientific data processors for two Sentinel-6 instruments, and support to U.S. members of the Ocean Surface Topography Science Team.
NASA previously routed mission directorate reporting through the associate administrator layer.
Dr. Lori Glaze is the associate administrator for NASA’s Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate.
NASA is expanding its joint recruitment program with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management through NASA Force.
Nick Hague is the Space Force Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations and a former NASA astronaut.
NASA's Moon Base program will establish a permanent base at the Moon's south pole in phases over the next decade.
NASA’s restructuring is intended to give directorates faster access to resources across NASA centers, industry partners, and international allies.
NASA launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich in 2020.
NASA, the European Space Agency, and JAXA developed LunaNet as a proposed lunar connectivity, navigation, and emergency-support infrastructure.
NASA plans to increase Moon Base's payload capacity from 4 tonnes initially to 150 tonnes in the final phase.
NASA has consolidated four mission directorates into three.
NASA's Viper rover is scheduled to begin the first resource-mapping mission on another celestial body at the end of 2027.
Jamie Dunn leads NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
NASA’s stated priorities include accelerating the Artemis lunar program, establishing a permanent Moon Base, developing a nuclear space reactor, growing the orbital economy, and expanding science and discovery missions.
NASA's uncrewed lunar LTVs are designed to travel up to 800 kilometers.
Bob Pearce is retiring after a 36-year career at NASA.
NASA has shown prototypes of lunar LTV vehicles that Astrolab and Lunar Outpost will manufacture.
NASA plans to achieve a permanent human presence on the Moon from 2032 with crew rotations.
Jeremy Parsons is the program manager for Artemis under NASA’s Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate.