NASA at a Crossroads: Maintaining Workforce, Infrastructure, and Technology Preeminence in the Coming Decades

by Space Studies Board, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

Since its formation more than 60 years ago, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has served as a global leader in science, aeronautics, and exploration, propelled technological innovation, and inspired youth to pursue careers in science and engineering, while often accomplishing the seemingly impossible. However, despite its critical and transformative role, NASA faces an uncertain future due to declining national investment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309716314
• ISBN13: 9780309716314
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 216 Pages