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NASA Directorates

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is organized into four Mission Directorates: Research and Technology, Human Spaceflight, Science, and Mission Support.

Human Spaceflight

The Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate leads NASA’s human spaceflight and space-enabling activities across low Earth orbit, the Moon, and beyond. The directorate provides unified leadership for the agency’s systems, operations, and architectures to deliver on the next era of human spaceflight.

Artemis II NASA astronauts (left to right) Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen stand in the white room on the crew access arm of the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B as part of an integrated ground systems test at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. The test ensures the ground systems team is ready to support the crew timeline on launch day.
The Artemis II crew (left to right): NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen at Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 20, 2023.
Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux

Directorate Leadership

Portrait of Dr. James Kenyon with U.S. and NASA Flags in background

Research and Technology: Dr. James Kenyon

Dr. Lori Glaze is the Acting Associate Administrator for NASA’s Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD).

Human Spaceflight: Dr. Lori Glaze

Nicola Fox

Science: Dr. Nicola Fox

John Bailey, wearing a dark suit and striped tie, sits for a portrait with the United State of America and NASA flags in the background

Mission Support: John Bailey

Careers at NASA

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