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.
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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
crawled events
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- notable2026-11-02NASA's Swift Observatory reenters over Indonesia after 22-year mission
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- notable2026-10-26EarthDaily wins $3 million NASA task order to benchmark against Landsat
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- notable2026-10-23NASA details three-vehicle Artemis III test plan, two options for Artemis IV landing
- notable2026-10-22NASA safety panel opens formal recommendation on Artemis IV risk
- notable2026-10-22NASA aims to cut science mission selection time by up to 45%
- notable2026-10-21Firefly completes design review for NASA's MoonFall lunar south pole mission
- notable2026-10-21National Academies names four priority non-polar crewed moon sites
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timeline
- 20212021-12-02NASA awards Blue Origin, Nanoracks, and Northrop Grumman contracts to develop commercial LEO destinationsas of 2026-07-12
- 2021-04-16NASA selects SpaceX to develop the Human Landing System for Artemisas of 2026-07-12
- 20202020-10-13NASA and eight founding nations sign the Artemis Accordsas of 2026-07-12
- 2020-05-30NASA astronauts launch on SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2, the first crewed flight of a commercial spacecraftas of 2026-07-12
- 20142014-09-16NASA selects Boeing and SpaceX for CCtCap commercial crew transportation contractsas of 2026-07-12
- 19581958-10-01NASA officially begins operations under the National Aeronautics and Space Actas of 2026-07-12
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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.. as of 2026-07-05
Where is NASA based?
NASA is based in United States. as of 2026-07-05
When was NASA founded?
NASA was founded in 1958. as of 2026-07-05