At NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
we’re leveraging our scientific
and technical expertise to support
NASA’s bold Artemis initiative
for a new era of crewed
lunar exploration.
We build and operate spacecraft
and science instruments,
and analyze data and lunar samples,
to help us understand the Moon,
identify resources,
and locate safe landing sites.
We test science instruments
in Moon-like environments on Earth,
providing valuable
input to the design of hardware
and strategies to be used by astronauts.
Our researchers and partners
study and model the Sun’s
flow of energy and particles throughout
the solar system, which helps protect
astronauts and spacecraft from
harsh radiation.
The science payloads we develop
for NASA’s Gateway will monitor space weather
conditions from lunar orbit.
We also oversee
communications networks for NASA,
providing two-way support
and transmitting critical data.
Optical communications will
be demonstrated on Orion for potential
use on future human spaceflight missions.
Reliable navigation on
and around the Moon will be enabled by
proven technology, onboard processing
capability, and detailed data products.
Back on Earth,
astronaut location and safety during
Orion splashdowns will be enhanced
by the development of emergency
locator beacons.
Our Wallops Flight Facility
assists with tracking and
communications support for Orion
as well as launching un-crewed missions
and payloads into low-Earth
and lunar orbits.
Future missions will demonstrate
sustainable and resilient spaceflight
enabled by in-space robotic servicing,
assembly, and manufacturing.
The technologies we’re developing will allow
spacecraft to live longer
and journey farther.
So when future explorers step foot on the Moon
with Artemis and take the next giant leap
to Mars, Goddard,
with our partners,
will be there every step of the way.