Our Sun

Astronauts pave the way for human exploration beyond our Earth. They are pilots, scientists, engineers, teachers, and more.

Project managers guide missions from concept to completion, working closely with team members to accomplish what they set out to do.  

A camera payload uplink lead writes software commands that tell a rover what pictures to take.

Melding science with design, artists create everything from large-scale installations to the NASA posters hanging in your bedroom. 

Media specialists tells stories across social media and help feature missions and people on TV and in films, books, magazines, and news sites. 

Writers/producers capture the incredible stories of NASA's missions and people and share them with the world. 

Administrators and directors work out of NASA headquarters, prioritizing science questions and seeking to expand the frontiers of discovery.

Whether it's introducing kids to space or teaching physics to PhD candidates, educators help share their knowledge with the public.

Engineers design and build all types of machines, from what a spacecraft looks like to the software that directs where a rover goes each day. 

From an astrophysicist to a volcanologist, scientists of all types pose questions and help find answers to the mysteries of our universe.