National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is America’s civil space program and the global leader in space exploration. 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. We develop and fund space technologies that will enable future exploration and benefit life on Earth.