The term "aeronautics" originated in France, and was derived from the Greek words for "air" and "to sail."

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The term "aeronautics" originated in France, and
was derived from the Greek words for "air" and
"to sail."
NASA Administrator - Michael Griffin
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FAQs

• FAQ How do I get a job at NASA - "Best Place to
  Work"?
• NASA employs scientists, engineers, computer
  programmers, personnel specialists, accountants,
  writers, maintenance workers and many, many other
  kinds of people.
• To see the different opportunities NASA offers
  and find job listings, visit NASA Jobs website
• http//www.nasajobs.nasa.gov/
• NASA has plenty of ways for students to join the
  Agency's mission of exploration. Find out how on
  the Student Employment webpage.

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Missions-1

• Solar System Missions
• From twin rovers exploring the surface of Mars
  to probes collecting the solar wind,
• NASA missions within our own Solar System seek
  to explain our origins.

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Missions-2

• Deep Space MissionsNASA observatories and
  interstellar probes peer into the vastness of
  deep space, seeking answers to timeless questions
  about the mysterious workings of the universe and
  the possibility of life beyond Earth.

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Missions-3

• Earth Observing Missions rely on remote sensing
  using a variety of scientific instruments to
  observe and track
• global weather, climate change, natural
  resources and more.

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Missions-4

• Humans in SpaceThe Space Shuttle is the world's
  first reusable spacecraft and the only space
  vehicle to launch like a rocket and land like a
  plane.
• The International Space Station, a partnership
  of 16 countries, is an orbiting laboratory
  dedicated to science research made possible by
  the environment of space.

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Star

• a celestial body of hot gases that radiates
  energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in
  the interior

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Constellation

• a group of stars visibly related to each other in
  a particular configuration.
• In three-dimensional space, most of the stars we
  see have little relation to one another, but can
  appear to be grouped on the celestial sphere of
  the night sky.

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Galaxy

• A system of about 100 billion stars.
• Our Sun is a member of the Milky Way Galaxy.
• There are billions of galaxies in the observable
  universe.
• Exactly when and how galaxies formed in the
  Universe is a topic of current astronomical
  research.

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Galaxies

• Galaxies are classified on the basis of their
  shape. There are two main types of normal galaxy
  distinguished according to their shape.
• spiral and elliptical galaxies and are.
• Seyfert Galaxies are also a type of spiral galaxy
  which is much more luminous than normal galaxies.
  
• Other galaxies belong to the irregular type.
  Images of all these galaxy types can be viewed at
  http//rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect20/A2.html and at
  http//www.aao.gov.au/images.html/general/galaxy_f
  rames.html.

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Supernova

• The death explosion of a massive star, resulting
  in a sharp increase in brightness followed by a
  gradual fading.
• The outer layers of the exploding star are
  blasted out in a radioactive cloud. This
  expanding cloud, visible long after the initial
  explosion fades from view, forms a supernova
  remnant .

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Quazars

• Objects of small angular size and immense power
  output. Some of them are are strong radio
  sources.
• These are some of the most distant objects in the
  Universe,
• and are believed to be fueled by supermassive
  black holes residing in ancient galaxies.

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Pulsar

• A rotating neutron star that generates regular
  pulses of radiation at its spin rate.
• The term comes from "pulsating radio source"
  since they were first observed at radio
  frequencies.
• Pulsars may be divided in three groups
  rotation-powered pulsars, accretion-powered
  pulsars, and nuclear-powered pulsars.

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All Missions

• Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) Major
  mission of the Explorer program.
• ACRIMSAT Mission will measure Total Solar
  Irradiance (TSI), measuring the Sun's energy,
  during its five-year mission life.
• Aura Mission dedicated to the health of Earth's
  atmosphere.

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All missions

• Cassini-Huygens Mission Unlocking the secrets of
  Saturn.
• Chandra X-ray Observatory  Third of NASA's Great
  Observatories. Chandra will increase our
  understanding of the Universe.

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All missions

• Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer
  (CHIPS) uses an extreme ultraviolet spectrograph
  to study the "Local Bubble" surrounding our Solar
  System
• Cluster ESA/NASA Mission The four Cluster
  spacecraft carry out 3D measurements in the
  Earth's Magnetosphere.

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All missions

• Deep Impact Exploring Comet Tempel 1 to
  determine the origins of life in our Solar
  System.
• SS Expedition 11 Scientific research aboard the
  International Space Station.

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All missions

• Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer (FAST) is the
  second mission in NASA's Small Explorer Satellite
  Program (SMEX) designed to study Earth's aurora.
• Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE)
  Mission looks at light in the far ultraviolet
  portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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All missions

• Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) Mission
  Mapping the history of star formation in the
  Universe.
• Genesis Mission The search for origins.

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All missions

• Geotail Mission A mission to study the tail of
  Earth's magnetosphere.
• Gravity Probe B (GPB) Mission to test two
  unverified predictions of Albert Einstein's
  general theory of relativity.

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All missions

• Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment The twin
  satellites are making detailed measurements of
  Earth's gravity field to learn more about gravity
  and Earth's natural systems.
• High Energy Transient Explorer-2 (HETE-2) Mission
  is a small scientific satellite designed to
  detect and localize gamma-ray bursts.

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All missions

• Rosetta Mission will orbit comet 67P and
  accompany it on its journey to the Sun.
• Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) Mission is a
  satellite that observes the fast-moving,
  high-energy worlds of black holes, neutron stars,
  X-ray pulsars and bursts of X-rays that light up
  the sky and then disappear forever.

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All missions

• Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle
  Explorer (SAMPEX) Mission
• studies the energy, composition, and charge
  states of particles from supernova explosions in
  the distant reaches of the galaxy, from the heart
  of solar flares, and from the depths of nearby
  interstellar space.
• SeaWinds Scatterometer instrument to conduct a
  radar study of near-surface ocean winds.

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All missions

• SMART 1 will test new technologies and explore
  darker regions of the Moon's south pole for the
  first time.
• Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
  designed to study the internal structure of the
  Sun, its extensive outer atmosphere and the
  origin of the solar wind.

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All missions

• Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE)
  measurements of incoming x-ray, ultraviolet,
  visible, near-infrared, and total solar
  radiation.
• Spitzer Space Telescope Spitzer will obtain
  images and spectra by detecting the infrared
  energy, or heat, radiated by objects in space.

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All Missions

• Hubble Space Telescope has expanded our
  knowledge of the cosmos.
• Ice Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICEsat)
  Mission will provide multi-year elevation data
  regarding ice sheet mass balance as well as cloud
  property information, especially for
  stratospheric clouds common over polar areas.

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All missions

• Ice Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICEsat)
  Mission will provide multi-year elevation data
  regarding ice sheet mass balance as well as cloud
  property information, especially for
  stratospheric clouds common over polar areas.
• Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global
  Exploration (IMAGE) to study the global response
  of the magnetosphere to the changes in solar
  wind.

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All missions

• International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory
  (INTEGRAL) the most sensitive gamma-ray
  observatory ever launched.
• Mars Express to search for subsurface water from
  orbit.

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All missions

• Mars Global Surveyor will return data regarding
  Mars' surface features, atmosphere, and magnetic
  properties.
• Scientists will use the data gathered from this
  mission to learn about the Earth by comparing it
  to Mars

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All missions

• Mars Odyssey This orbiter is mapping the
  mineralogy and morphology of the Martian surface.
  
• MErcury, Surface, Space Experiment, GEochemistry
  and Ranging (MESSENGER) will study Mercury, the
  closest planet to the Sun.

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All missions

• Muses-C is on a journey to collect pieces from
  asteroid Itokawa and then return the samples to
  Earth.
• NOAA-M Environmental Satellite A new
  environmental satellite that will improve weather
  forecasting and monitor environmental events
  around the world.

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All missions

• Polar Mission to obtain data from both high- and
  low-altitude perspectives of the polar region of
  geospace.
• Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic
  Imager (RHESSI) to explore the basic physics of
  particle acceleration and explosive energy
  release in solar flares.
• Stardust The first comet sample return mission
  from beyond the Earth-Moon system.

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All missions

• Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS) A
  mission that was designed to study the chemical
  composition of interstellar gas clouds.
• The Swift mission seeks to tell us more about the
  most powerful explosions in the universe.
• Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) Project
  A system of satellites and ground stations that
  make up a portion of the Space Network and
  provides mission services for near Earth
  satellites and orbiting vehicles.

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All missions

• Thermospere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and
  Dynamics Mission (TIMED) is studying the
  influences of the Sun and humans on the least
  explored region of Earth's atmosphere.
• Topex Mission will collect information with
  which scientists can relate changes in ocean
  currents to atmospheric and climate patterns.
• Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE)
  Mission enables solar physicists to study the
  connections between fine-scale magnetic fields
  and the associated plasma structures on the Sun.

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All missions

• Ulysses Mission to study the Sun at all
  latitudes.
• Voyager - The Interstellar Mission Voyager 1 and
  Voyager 2 continue their ground-breaking journey
  with their current mission to study the region
  in space where the Sun's influence ends and the
  dark recesses of interstellar space begin.

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All Missions

• Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) to
  take the first full sky picture of the early
  Universe.
• Wind Mission to investigate the solar wind and
  its impact on the near-Earth environment.
• XMM-Newton The Mirror Modules on this x-ray
  observatory allow XMM-Newton to detect millions
  of sources, far more than any previous X-ray
  mission.

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Research Labs and Centers

• Dryden Flight Research Center
• Dryden over the past 50 years have lead to major
  advancements in the design and capabilities of
  many civilian and military aircraft.
• Goddard Institute for Space StudiesResearch
  concentrates on global climate change.
• Marshall Space Flight CenterOne of NASA's
  largest centers, Marshall develops and maintains
  space transportation and propulsion systems and
  conducts microgravity research.
• Jet Propulsion Laboratoryin the California
  Institute of Technology.
• NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at
  LewisOffice near Cleveland, OH devotes its
  research to aircraft propulsion and materials and
  microgravity science.
• AMES research Center, CA, Sillicon Valley
• Kennedy Research Center
• Langley Research Center
• Stennis Space Center
• Johnson Space Center

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Data Management

• Acquizition, Transmission, Archival
• Networking
• Compression/Preprocessing
• Noise removal/Enhancement
• Classification/description
• Quantitative analysis
• Retrieval/Access
• and many other tasks