NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC provides overall guidance and direction to the agency, under the leadership of the Administrator. The Directorates are based at NASA Headquarters. However, much of the work performed by NASA is done elsewhere. Ten field centers and a variety of installations conduct the day-to-day work, in laboratories, on airfields, in wind tunnels and in control rooms. The map below shows the locations for each Center, which are spread around the country. All Centers are denoted with red markers, while NASA Headquarters is marked in green. To learn more about each Center, click on their marker and visit the Center’s website.
Each center is charged with administering NASA programs. A summary of new program assignments and FY 2011 budget highlights for each center can be found at the NASA Budget website.
Dawnbreaker staff has compiled a succinct overview of each of NASA’s centers. This summary, which includes background information and a description of the Centers’ major initiatives, can be read here.
MR (December 2010)
