NASA Centers of Excellence
NASA’s programs are implemented through its nine Centers and the Jet
Propulsion Laboratory. To improve the efficiency and effectiveness
of the programs, NASA has defined the roles and responsibilities for
each Center. To reduce overlap and streamline programmatic functions,
NASA has established areas of excellence for each Center. Agency management,
which primarily resides at NASA Headquarters, is responsible for leadership
and management across the Strategic Enterprises as well as the development
of strategy ("what, why, and for whom").
Each Center of Excellence represents a focused, Agency-wide
leadership responsibility in a specific area of technology or knowledge.
Centers of Excellence are chartered with a clear definition of
their capabilities and boundaries. They are charged to be preeminent
within the Agency, if not worldwide, with respect to the human
resources, facilities, and other critical capabilities associated
with the particular area of excellence. Each Center of Excellence
must maintain or increase the Agency's preeminent position in the
assigned area in line with the program requirements of the Strategic
Enterprises and the long-term interests of the Agency. The capabilities
to support a Center of Excellence can be distributed across multiple
Centers. These capabilities are available to all of the Strategic
Enterprises.
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NASA
Centers of Excellence
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1
NASA Headquarters
Agency Management |
2
Langley Research Center
Structures and Materials |
3
Kennedy Space Center
Launch and Payload Processing Systems |
4
Marshall Space Flight Center
Space Propulsion |
5 Stennis
Space Center
Rocket Propulsion Test |
6
Johnson Space Center
Human Operations in Space |
7
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Deep Space Systems |
8
Dryden Flight Research Center
Atmospheric Flight Operations |
9
Ames Research Center
Information Technology |
10
Glenn Research Center
Turbomachinery |
|
11
Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Research |