ABOUT NASA
WHO WE ARE AND WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
WHO WE ARE AND WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
At its 20 centers and facilities across the country and the only National Laboratory in space NASA studies Earth, including its climate, our Sun, and our solar system and beyond.
We conduct research, testing, and development to advance aeronautics, including electric propulsion and supersonic flight
NASA is led by Administrator Bill Nelson, who became the agency's 14th administrator on May 3, 2021. Nelson served in the U.S. Senatefor 18 years from Florida and as a payload specialist on space shuttle mission 61-C in 1986.
The NASA visitor centers invite you to share in America's triumphant adventures in space.
Our family of world-class facilities wants your family to experience our unique blend of education and entertainment. It's an insider's view that only we could offer.