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Assessment of Technical and Scientific Capabilities at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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This ad hoc committee will conduct a high-level study regarding current technical and scientific capabilities housed at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), what capabilities are positioned to ensure long-term success of the NASA mission, including for future cutting-edge scientific discovery and crewed space exploration, and what facilities are needed to house and operate those capabilities.

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Assessment of Technical and Scientific Capabilities at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: Request for Community Input

Update

To inform the assessment, the National Academies invite input from interested stakeholders on topics related to the condition of GSFC facilities, workplace environment, infrastructure, and other factors that may affect the Center’s ability to carry out its scientific and technical mission.

Jun 22, 2026
Aerial view of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, in 2010.

https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/amf-gsfc_20171208_archive_e000542/

Statement of Task

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will appoint an ad hoc committee to conduct a high-level study regarding current technical and scientific capabilities housed at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), what capabilities are positioned to ensure long-term success of the NASA mission, including for future cutting-edge scientific discovery and crewed space exploration, and what facilities are needed to house and operate those capabilities. The committee will provide a report on their findings and recommendations to ensure long-term success of the GSFC and the NASA mission.

Contributors

Committee

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Daniel Nagasawa

Staff Officer

Sponsors

NASA

Staff

Daniel Nagasawa

Lead

Tarini Konchady

Elizabeth Zeitler

Mica Pacheco

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