National Aeronautics and Space Administration July 28, 2009

JSC Real Property JSC Main – Houston, TX White Sands Test Facility New Mexico CS Employees ≈ 3,220 On/near-site contractors ~13,200 (including EF and SCTF) CS Employees ≈ 45 On-site contractors ~700 Ellington Field – Houston, TX Sonny Carter – Houston, TX

Extravehicular Activity Astromaterials Curation Human Spaceflight Capabilities Mission Planning, Training and Execution Human Systems Health and Performance Large, Complex Program Management and Integration Engineering Design, Development, Test, and Evaluation International/Commercial Partnerships Flight Crew

Program/Project Management Development Knowledge infusion and organizational learning Systems Engineering Development Meeting the Challenges of Exploration: Preparing the Workforce Aligning Skills Working across programs Collaborations with Centers, Industry, Academia

Arc Jet Neutral Buoyancy Lab Rocket Propulsion Testing at White Sands Facility Funding Gap Meeting the Challenges of Exploration: Providing Facilities

Commercial technology adapted for space use Lunar Electric Rover Rice Business Plan Prize Benchmarking and Collaborations Meeting the Challenges of Exploration: Encouraging Innovation

Retaining skills and facilities Meeting the Challenges of Exploration: Transition Issues

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