NASA reviews

4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(1,792 total reviews)
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Charles F. Bolden, Jr.

83% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

NASA has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,792 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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4.0
May 20, 2016

Pathways Student (PhD)

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Pros

Great program for graduate students. Coming out of the program with both work experience and the elevated degree definitely gives a leg up. I was able to have many opportunities to learn from really smart people, have a high level of responsibility on projects, and

Cons

It is government work... things move slow, funding is always an issue, infrastructure for engineering and science facilities is old Mentorship was poor, but this was more isolated in my case.

4.0
May 20, 2016

Good opportunity to get NASA on your resume

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Pros

Laid back work environment with lots of training opportunities.

Cons

Lots of red tape, and they treat their contractors as separate but equal.

5.0
May 20, 2016

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Pros

Great Company to work for

Cons

None that I can possibly think of

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