Human Exploration
Moon Habitat Builder
Design safe places for explorers to live and work beyond Earth.
People of NASA
Humanity at work
People of NASA
Rebuilt as a flexible publishing platform so your team can launch a richer, more modern version of the original page without touching code unless you want to.
- SpaceX missions flown
- 612
- NASA shuttle flights
- 135
- NASA astronaut candidates
- 370
- Shuttle orbiters built
- 6
Site Updates
What’s New
The latest pages, games, and interactive experiences added to the site.
ProfileNEW
Jim Washkau
A new aspiring NASA employee profile connecting space interest, government contracting exposure, and mission-aligned business experience.
DirectoryNEW
NASA Social Media
Every official NASA account on X, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook and more — plus all 10 NASA centers.
RecognitionNEW
Silver Snoopy Award
The honor NASA astronauts give to the people who keep them alive. Only 1% qualify each year. The pin has actually been to space.
HistoryNEW
Unflown NASA Concepts
Sea Dragon. Project Orion. X-33. DC-X. The rockets and spacecraft NASA designed, tested, and almost flew but never launched.
Live FeedNEW
Space News Feed
Real-time articles from NASA, SpaceX, ESA, and more. Filtered by mission, science, launches, and technology.
InfographicNEW
NASA Logo Through the Decades
What if NASA redesigned their logo every decade? Ten eras, one iconic mark.
InteractiveNEW
ISS Live Tracker
Watch the International Space Station pass over Earth in real time with live telemetry.
Simulator
ISS Docking Simulator
Guide a capsule into soft capture using thruster controls and careful alignment.
Simulator
Starship Orbit Simulator
Fly a Starship through ascent and hit every waypoint needed to reach parking orbit.
Interactive
Mars Relay AI
Simulate deep-space message delay, signal travel, and AI-assisted packet optimization.
Game
Deep Space Echo
Aim a message toward distant worlds and see if your signal holds across the cosmos.
Editorial
Europa Hopper Mission
A deep dive into the concept of a hopper exploring the icy moon of Jupiter.
Honorary NASA Employees
Add your dream role to the mission.
Students, kids, adults, and lifelong dreamers can add themselves to the honorary crew and share the NASA role they would choose to help preserve life and keep the light on for future generations.
Earth & Climate
Planet Protector
Study Earth from space so people can protect life at home.
Technology
Deep Space Signal Keeper
Keep missions connected as they travel farther into the unknown.
What We Do
What We Do
NASA exists to preserve life by expanding what humanity understands about Earth, space, technology, and the fragile systems that keep us alive. Every mission is part of a longer promise: to learn enough, build enough, and share enough so future generations inherit more possibility than fear.
The work is not only exploration for its own sake. It is a duty to keep the light on, not just for ourselves, but for everyone who comes after us.
Preserve life
Study Earth, protect knowledge, and develop capabilities that help humanity endure.
Keep the light on
Carry discovery forward so the next generation receives tools, truth, and hope.
Serve the future
Make decisions for people we may never meet, but whose lives depend on what we safeguard today.
Life at NASA
Life at NASA
Life at NASA is shaped by purpose, passion, and dedication to a cause larger than any one person. The daily work can be technical, administrative, creative, operational, or scientific, but underneath it is the same commitment: preserve life, expand knowledge, and keep the light on for those who come after us.
People come together across disciplines because the mission demands more than talent. It asks for care, patience, rigor, humility, and the willingness to serve a future most of us will never personally see.
- Purpose-driven work tied to preserving life and advancing discovery
- Passion for the mission across science, engineering, operations, and public service
- Cross-disciplinary teams united by rigor, trust, and responsibility
- Dedication to future generations who depend on what we protect today
Discover More
Discover More
Play Starship Game
Take a break with a Flappy Bird-style Starship mini-game and chase a new high score.
Honorary Crew
Add yourself to the mission and imagine your dream role helping NASA protect life.
Impact & Innovation
Understand the mission-critical foundation that guides NASA's most important decisions.
Women at NASA
Learn how women have shaped NASA's history and continue to carry the mission through science, engineering, leadership, and spaceflight.
Jim Washkau
Meet aspiring NASA employee Jim Washkau through a profile page focused on space interest, government contracting exposure, and mission-aligned business experience.
What Astronauts Drink
See how water, coffee, juice, and rehydrated drinks work in microgravity.
Space FAQs
Plainspoken answers to weird space hypotheticals, starting with soda, urine, and recycled water.
Deep Space Echo
Aim a message from Earth toward distant worlds that scientists study as potentially life-friendly and see if your signal holds.
Starship Orbit
Guide a Starship through a simple ascent path and hit every waypoint needed to reach parking orbit.
Mars Relay AI
Simulate deep-space message delay, signal travel, and AI-assisted packet optimization.
Mars Unity Mission
A future-facing concept about rover heritage, Starhopper symbolism, and humanity's perseverance.
ISS Docking Simulator
Guide a capsule into soft capture using tiny thruster controls and careful alignment.
NASA Logo Through the Decades
What if NASA redesigned their logo every decade? Explore this hypothetical visual journey from the Atomic Age to the Interstellar Era.
Get Involved
Drive visitors into recruitment pipelines, events, and programs.