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Government · Washington, D.C. · Est. 1958
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$25.4B
Valuation
$25.5B
Revenue
18k+
Employees
1958
Founded

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is the U.S. federal agency responsible for the nation's civil space program, aeronautics research, and space science, established in 1958. It has led landmark missions including the Apollo moon landings, the Space Shuttle program, the International Space Station, and continues to advance human and robotic exploration of the Moon, Mars, and deep space.

Recent Press
5 items
Press Release·2026-04-09
NASA Issues $700 Million Mars Network Contract — Rocket Lab Among Front-Runners
NASA advanced its Mars network communications infrastructure with contracts worth approximately $700 million, with Rocket Lab among the leading candidates to supply spacecraft for the Mars relay satellite constellation.
Press Release·2026-04-01
Artemis II Launches April 1, 2026 — First Crewed Mission Beyond Low Earth Orbit Since Apollo 17
NASA launched Artemis II on April 1, 2026 — a ten-day lunar flyby with four astronauts — marking the first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit in over 50 years and the first crewed mission of the Artemis program.
Press Release·2026-02-27
NASA Revises Artemis Architecture — Cancels Lunar Gateway, Adds 2027 Mission
In February–March 2026, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced a revised Artemis plan canceling the Lunar Gateway, adding a 2027 mission, and shifting focus to building surface infrastructure, with Artemis IV now targeting the first crewed lunar landing in early 2028.
Press Release·2026-01-05
NASA Highlights 2025 Year of Golden Age Exploration and Commercial Partnerships
NASA's 2025 year-in-review highlighted a new golden age of exploration with expanded commercial partnerships, Artemis program progress, and preparations for Artemis II, alongside growing investment in lunar surface infrastructure.
Press Release·2025-10-15
NASA Opens Lunar Lander Competition to Additional Companies After SpaceX Delays
NASA opened bidding for the Artemis lunar lander contract to additional companies in October 2025 due to delays in SpaceX's Starship-based Human Landing System, broadening competition and proposing a CLPS 2.0 initiative.
Company History
8 milestones
President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act on July 29, 1958, creating NASA as a civilian agency responsible for the U.S. space program, with 8,000 employees transferred from NACA.

NASA Organization Structure & Team

Org Chart
17,960 employees · Click a leader to explore their team
21,250 across 12 departments
Chief Executive Officer
Bill Nelson
Pam Melroy — Departments
· 21250 people across 12 depts

NASA Financials, Revenue & Market Share

Annual Revenue
$25.5B
+2% vs prior year
YoY Growth
+2%
From $22.6B to $25.5B
Revenue / Employee
$1.4M
Annual revenue per full-time employee
Revenue Growth
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
$22.6B
$23.3B
$24.0B
$25.4B
$24.9B
$25.5B
Market Share
Government Space Exploration Spending
40%
share
NASA
40%
ESA
18%
Roscosmos
10%
CNSA
14%
JAXA
8%
$100B
TAM
$60B
SAM
$25.4B
SOM
Revenue Streams
Science Mission Directorate36%
Exploration Systems Development30%
Space Operations Mission20%
Aeronautics & Space Technology14%
Business Units
Science Missions36%
Funds planetary exploration, astrophysics observatories, Earth observation, and heliophysics missions across a portfolio of dozens of active spacecraft.
Artemis Lunar Program30%
Develops SLS, Orion, lunar landers, and Gateway to return humans to the Moon and establish a sustainable lunar presence as preparation for Mars.
Space Operations20%
Manages ISS operations, commercial crew launches, and space communications infrastructure supporting all NASA missions in Earth orbit and beyond.
Aeronautics Research14%
Advances sustainable aviation technology, urban air mobility, supersonic flight, and next-generation aircraft concepts through research partnerships.

NASA Internal Tools & Processes

Internal Tools
12 departments
Cybersecurity & Mission IT890 people · 3 roles
Standards & Certifications
10 standards
Compliance frameworks, security audits, and quality certifications this company maintains.
Security
FISMA High
Compliant
NASA complies with FISMA High baseline controls across its mission-critical IT systems, protecting spacecraft command and control networks, classified research data, and astronaut health information from cyber threats.
Security
FedRAMP High
Certified
NASA uses FedRAMP High-authorized cloud services for mission data processing and collaboration systems, meeting the government's most stringent cloud security requirements for sensitive federal data.
Security
NIST SP 800-53
Compliant
NASA implements NIST SP 800-53 security controls across all federal information systems, including the Deep Space Network, ISS ground operations, and Artemis mission planning infrastructure.
Safety
NASA-STD-8719.13
Compliant
NASA applies Software Safety Standard 8719.13 across flight software development for Orion, SLS, and robotic spacecraft, ensuring safety-critical software is verified to prevent mission-ending or crew-endangering failures.
Quality
NPR 7150.2
Compliant
NASA enforces its Software Engineering Requirements (NPR 7150.2) across all mission software development, defining classification, documentation, and verification standards for crewed and robotic space missions.
Environmental
ISO 14001
Certified
NASA maintains ISO 14001 environmental management at Kennedy Space Center and other launch facilities, managing propellant handling, launch emissions, and hazardous waste from rocket and satellite processing operations.
Accessibility
Section 508
Compliant
NASA complies with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, ensuring its public websites, data portals, and internal IT tools are accessible to employees and citizens with disabilities.
Quality
NASA-STD-6016
Compliant
NASA applies Standard Materials and Processes Requirements (NASA-STD-6016) for spacecraft materials qualification, preventing off-gassing, flammability, and material incompatibility hazards in crewed spacecraft.
Security
CMMC Level 3
Compliant
NASA's contractor-facing systems and defense-related space programs comply with CMMC Level 3, ensuring that sensitive controlled unclassified information shared with contractors supporting NASA missions meets Department of Defense cybersecurity requirements.
Quality
ISO 9001
Certified
NASA's quality management processes, including those governing the manufacturing and testing of spacecraft, launch vehicles, and scientific instruments, are aligned with ISO 9001 standards to ensure mission-critical reliability and engineering rigor.

NASA Interview Preparation

Interview Prep
Role-specific interview questions and keywords. Select a department, then click any role to prepare.
Cybersecurity & Mission IT· 3 roles

NASA Products & Competitors

Product Suite
8 products · select one to explore
Government
Analytics
NASA Earthdata
Open Earth Science Data for Everyone

NASA Earthdata is the agency's unified open-access platform providing researchers, governments, and the public with petabytes of Earth observation data from over 60 active satellite and airborne missions. The platform spans the Earthdata Login portal, cloud-hosted archives at NASA DAACs, and APIs enabling programmatic access to data products covering climate, land use, ocean dynamics, and cryosphere changes.

Use Cases
Accessing NASA MODIS and VIIRS land surface temperature data through the LP DAAC API for regional drought and urban heat island studiesUsing NASA Earthdata Search to identify and download ICESat-2 altimetry data for glacier mass balance assessmentsIntegrating NASA GLDAS soil moisture and precipitation data via OPeNDAP into hydrological models for flood forecasting
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Key Customers
USGS
USGS
NOAA
NOAA
EC
European Commission
Competitive Intelligence
VSESA Copernicus Open Access Hub
THEM

ESA's Copernicus Open Access Hub provides free, full, and open access to Sentinel satellite data including multispectral imagery, SAR data, and atmospheric products, supporting environmental monitoring and disaster response across Europe and globally.

EDGE

Deeper multi-mission data integration across 60+ NASA satellites with longer historical archives dating to the 1970s Landsat program

VSUSGS EarthExplorer
THEM

USGS EarthExplorer provides access to Landsat, aerial photography, and elevation datasets through a web-based query and order interface, serving as the primary portal for Landsat satellite imagery going back to 1972.

EDGE

NASA Earthdata's cloud-native architecture and DAAC network enable direct cloud computing against data without bulk downloads

VSPlanet Labs API
THEM

Planet Labs provides a commercial API for accessing daily high-resolution satellite imagery from its Dove and SkySat constellation, offering automated change detection and analytics products for agriculture, forestry, and infrastructure monitoring.

EDGE

NASA Earthdata is fully open and free with no commercial licensing restrictions, covering atmospheric, ocean, and land data at global scale

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