NASA / organization
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NASA Headquarters, in Washington, provides overall guidance and direction to the agency under the leadership of the Administrator. The headquarters coordinates work across ten field centers and installations nationwide. It is organized into five Mission Directorates covering aeronautics, exploration systems development, science, space operations, and space technology.
faq
What is NASA?
NASA focuses on NASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through discovery.. (source, as of 2026-07-05)
Where is NASA based?
NASA is based in United States. (source, as of 2026-07-05)
When was NASA founded?
NASA was founded in 1958. (source, as of 2026-07-05)
facts
countryUnited States
founded1958
focusNASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through discovery.
statusactive
websitenasa.gov
events
- notable2026-09-03NASA's Isaacman pushes back on calls to commercialize every program
- notable2026-09-02NASA taps Axiom for simplified Artemis IV lunar 'Sortie Suit'
- noise2026-09-02NASA consolidates launch programs into single procurement office
- major2026-09-01Blue Origin wins $700M NASA Mars Telecommunications Network contract
- major2026-08-30SpaceX launches NASA's $4.3 billion Roman Space Telescope
- noise2026-08-29NASA and SpaceX delay Crew-13 launch after Dragon oxidizer leak
- notable2026-08-27AeroVironment wins NASA contract to build three Mars helicopters for SkyFall
- notable2026-08-18Intuitive Machines to build NASA's EAGLE-VSWIR Earth-science satellite
- notable2026-08-17Firefly wins NASA payload-processing contract for Vandenberg missions
- notable2026-08-04NASA, Northrop Grumman repurpose canceled Gateway HALO hardware for Moon Base demos
- noise2026-08-04SpaceX swaps Cybertrucks in for MRAPs as Crew-13 pad rescue vehicles
- notable2026-07-31NASA completes Super Heavy V3 wind tunnel tests for Artemis III
- notable2026-07-24Advanced Space wins NASA contract to build CAPSTONE 02 cislunar mission
- notable2026-07-24Blue Origin to test New Glenn upper stage at NASA's Stennis B-2 stand
- notable2026-07-23NASA prices nuclear-powered Mars mission SR-1 Freedom at $2.1 billion
- notable2026-07-16NASA taps SpaceX Starlink lasers to relay Artemis III imagery from Orion
- notable2026-07-15Draper and NASA terminate CLPS lunar lander task order after delays
- notable2026-07-14NASA and Roscosmos agree to extend ISS operations, seat-swaps through 2030
- notable2026-07-13NASA moves SunRISE mission from ULA Vulcan to SpaceX Falcon Heavy
- notable2026-07-09NASA finds Umbra SAR data misses geolocation accuracy spec
- noise2026-07-07Firefly wins $13 million NASA JPL subcontract for Mars mission aeroshell
- notable2026-07-06NASA releases draft RFP for Commercial LEO Destinations space stations
- notable2026-07-06NASA and SBA partner to unlock capital for space suppliers
- notable2026-07-03Katalyst's Link mission fails to reboost NASA's Swift observatory
- notable2026-07-01Blue Origin outlines new pad plan for New Glenn return to flight
- major2026-06-30NASA awards $590 million across four lunar lander missions
- notable2026-06-30NASA watchdog blames overconfidence for Starliner problems
- notable2026-06-23NASA adds three European firms to CSDA data program
- noise2026-06-15Astrobotic unveils Griffin-1 lunar lander ahead of environmental testing
- notable2026-06-09NASA names Artemis III crew with ESA's Parmitano as pilot for 2027 Earth-orbit HLS test
- notable2026-06-08Vast to fly Czech astronaut Ales Svoboda to ISS in NASA-awarded mission
timeline
- 20212021-12-02NASA awards Blue Origin, Nanoracks, and Northrop Grumman contracts to develop commercial LEO destinations (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 2021-04-16NASA selects SpaceX to develop the Human Landing System for Artemis (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 20202020-10-13NASA and eight founding nations sign the Artemis Accords (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 2020-05-30NASA astronauts launch on SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2, the first crewed flight of a commercial spacecraft (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 20142014-09-16NASA selects Boeing and SpaceX for CCtCap commercial crew transportation contracts (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 19581958-10-01NASA officially begins operations under the National Aeronautics and Space Act (source, as of 2026-07-12)
sources
[2] en.wikipedia.org ↗
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