NASA reviews

4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(1,790 total reviews)
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Charles F. Bolden, Jr.

83% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

NASA has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,790 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The NASA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Gobierno y administración pública industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
5.0
Jan 30, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You work with people who care what they're doing.

Cons

The pay is very low compared to private companies

2.0
Jul 20, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Flight Control used to be a place that once lived up to its reputation for technical excellence, purpose-driven work, and a culture of mentorship. Over the last 6 months— employees/management challenged to live out this culture are not given the support or resources to do so. Many are still fighting valiantly to uphold this culture of excellence at great personal cost— as the current administration again and again asks them to “quit their low productivity federal government jobs”. I believe that— given support from the right leadership at the top and adequate funding— NASA/flight operations could restore this culture. -There are still exceptional people and meaningful projects — but they’re fighting uphill battles in an increasingly constrained environment. -NASA can still be the right place for those passionate about space exploration who are prepared for a challenging environment and slow-moving bureaucracy. But it’s no longer a safe bet for those seeking growth, stability, or progressive workplace culture.

Cons

-In the last 6 months, significant shifts in leadership priorities, federal mandates, and budget decisions have eroded the positive culture. Where collaboration and innovation once thrived, many teams now face chronic uncertainty, morale issues, and unclear futures. -If you’re considering NASA today, know that career progression is unpredictable, RIFs and budget cuts are a looming reality, and return-to-office mandates are impacting flexibility. The environment no longer supports the kind of stability or growth that many expect from a federal agency.

4.0
Jun 17, 2025

R&D

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Assigned projects to work with teams on developing technology for flight and space applications. The job allowed a lot of mentorship between the different projects and exposure to see full life-cycle of NASA projects and missions.

Cons

NASA does a full-cost accounting for each project, which as I understood you are paid by a percentage of a project that you are working on. The issue with it is that not all project funding is available immediately and often is only available for a short period which means that when your project runs out of funds or at the beginning of the new fiscal years, you gain a new charge code to charge your labor hours. Its a minor inconvenience but it often causes a lot of stress and distraction when your busy making deadlines and need to contact team leads and managers to figure out how you should be charging your time.

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