My opinion - Anonymous employee NASA Employee Review

2.0
Jan 18, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

NASA is a place where the imagination can explore the universe. Lots of Technology, cool projects, and awesome video and photography.

Cons

A large portion of older employees are retired in place. Change is usually not welcomed. It is a true government operation slow and inefficient. Does not play well with others.

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5.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

Incredible WLB, impactful work, sense of pride when talking about what you do.

Cons

Have to work with legacy codebases often (like Fortran).

4.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

They tend to have managers who were engineers. And, "we're going to the freakin Moon!"

Cons

Government bureaucracy stuff, and residues of DOGE

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