NASA is entering a new era of space exploration, science, and discovery. Commercial space travel is expanding. Aviation is evolving. International partners are joining us in exploring the stars. NASA’s missions are advancing scientific knowledge for the benefit of humanity and inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers. Underpinning those missions are teams of technical and professional experts whose skill and dedication ensure NASA has the foundational support services it needs to be successful. Collectively, those teams make up NASA’s Mission Support Directorate (MSD).
MSD enables NASA mission success. We provide the tools, people, and capabilities to ensure NASA leadership in aerospace, science, and exploration. From the legal and procurement teams who secure vital contracts and acquisitions to the infrastructure management teams who oversee NASA facilities, roadways, and utilities. From the IT teams who provide dependable platforms and innovative tools to the human resources teams who ensure access to top talent. The work of the mission support community is foundational to mission success.
In addition to providing consistent and dependable service delivery and ensuring excellence in customer service, MSD is committed to agility and innovation. We prioritize continuous transformation over the status quo. We value partnerships that help us identify novel approaches and solutions. We are driven to lean-in, innovate, and empower people to contribute to solutions that meet the challenges and opportunities of the day.
MSD is at the forefront of mission support service delivery in the federal government. We are
proud of all that we have achieved in support of NASA’s missions and we look forward to all
that is to come.
Thank you,
Bob Gibbs
Associate Administrator for the Mission Support Directorate