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NASA Headquarters Organizational Charts

Follow the organization of the NACA and NASA through the years with this collection of organizational charts from 1919 to the present.

The NASA Headquarters building with the flags flying out front at half mast
The NASA flag is seen flying at half-staff on NASA’s Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at the NASA Headquarters building in Washington.
NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

The Evolution of the NASA Organization

This 1985 publication chronicles changes in organization at NASA Headquarters and its Field Centers over the course of the agency’s history. The work is divided into two chapters, the first providing an overview of organizational trends, and the second summarizing organizational changes since NASA’s formation in 1958.

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The Dolley Madison House on LaFayette Square in Washington, D.C., NASA’s first headquarters building
The Dolley Madison House on LaFayette Square in Washington, D.C., NASA’s first headquarters building.

Historical Organizational Charts for NASA Headquarters

Note: Many of the older charts provided are still in the process of being remediated. If you need an accessible PDF, please contact the NASA History Office.

The (draft) notation is used for charts that do not have dates indicated on them.

NACA 1919–1958

1919–19491950–1958
1919 NACA (Hypothetical)
1928 NACA (Hypothetical)
1938 NACA (Hypothetical)
1948 NACA (Hypothetical)
July 8, 1955 NACA
1958 NACA (Hypothetical)
March 3, 1958 NACA

1958-1969

1958–19611962–1969
August 11, 1958
August 21, 1958
October 24, 1958 (draft)
November 14, 1958
December 31, 1958 (draft)
January 29, 1959
March 23, 1959
May 1, 1959
September 15, 1959
December 29, 1959
February 7, 1960
April 4, 1960
August 15, 1960
October 12, 1960
January 17, 1961
June 1, 1961
November 1, 1961
March 1, 1962
August 17, 1962
November 23, 1962
April 26, 1963 (1)
April 26, 1963 (2)
November 1, 1963
December 18, 1964
September 7, 1965
October 1, 1965
January 2, 1966
August 4, 1966
March 15, 1967
June 19, 1967
December 18, 1967
May 1, 1968

1970–1979

1970–19731974-1979
May 1, 1970
July 1, 1970
October 30, 1970
July 15, 1971
October 28, 1971
December 3, 1971
January 14, 1972 (1)
January 14, 1972 (2)
February 5, 1973
May 15, 1973
July 22, 1974
April 18, 1975
July 7, 1975
February 9, 1976
March 29, 1976
November 8, 1977
October 18, 1978
October 10, 1979

1980–1989

1980–19861987–1989
January 1980 (draft)
February 13, 1980
December 3, 1981
February 22, 1982
November 2, 1982
April 11, 1983
July 1983
September 10, 1984
September 1985
June 1986
January 1987 (draft)
April 28, 1987
June 1987 (draft)
July 13, 1987
October 1, 1987
March 4, 1988
May 19, 1988
June 8, 1988
November 1, 1988
November 28, 1988
August 1989

1990–1999

1990–19951996–1999
February 26, 1990
May 1, 1990
September 13, 1990
January 1991
May 1991
October 20, 1991
January 1992
February 1992
January 1, 1993
April 20, 1993
May 1993
October 1993
January 25, 1994
March 1994
July 6, 1994
September 13, 1994
December 1994
May 1, 1995
September 1, 1995
October 1995
February 5, 1996
March 1996
April 1996
May 1996
June 1996
February 1997
March 1997
June 1997
October 1997
November 1997
December 1997
February 1998
May 1998
August 1998
November 1998
February 1999 (draft)
March 8, 1999
April 29, 1999
May 1999
June 1999
September 1999

2000–2009

2000–20022003–2009
January 2000
February 2000
March 2000
May 1, 2000
November 2000
February 2001
May 1, 2001
January 25, 2002
June 17, 2002
July 15, 2002
July 19, 2002
September 9, 2002
September 19, 2002
November 22, 2002
December 13, 2002 (draft)
January 17, 2003
March 3, 2003
March 24, 2003
June 19, 2003
July 7, 2003
August 14, 2003
September 8, 2003
October 1, 2003
November 7, 2003
January 5, 2004
January 7, 2004
January 15, 2004 (draft)
January 15, 2004
June 24, 2004
July 30, 2004 (draft)
August 4, 2004 (draft)
March 1, 2005 (draft)
April 2005 (draft)
February 2006 (draft)
January 2007 (draft)
July 2007 (draft)
May 2008 (draft)

2010–2019

2010–20152016–2019
February 22, 2010
March 23, 2010
September 2011
February 2013
March 2014
April 2015
November 2015
December 2015
April 2018
October 2018
March 2019
August 2019
September 2019
December 2019

2020–present

2020–2024
August 2020
February 2021
April 2021
February 2022
May 2023