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
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- SpaceX missions flown
- 612
- NASA shuttle flights
- 135
- NASA astronaut candidates
- 370
- Shuttle orbiters built
- 6
Employee Spotlight
Audrey Montgomery
Procurement Team Lead in the International Space Station Procurement Office at NASA Johnson Space Center, supporting ISS research, integration, and major mission procurements.
NASAHouston, TexasISS Procurement
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.
Employee Spotlights
Meet Audrey Montgomery in the featured spotlight and connect visitors with pathways into NASA careers.
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.
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.
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.
Get Involved
Drive visitors into recruitment pipelines, events, and programs.