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This agency's goals, progress, and results

Read the key documents that describe what this agency wants to achieve, its performance to date, and what it plans to learn through research and evaluation

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Mission

NASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through discovery.

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Where is this agency headed?

Strategic goals are updated every four years and represent the broad outcomes and impacts an agency aspires to achieve over the course of an Administration's term. To advance those goals, agencies define more specific, targeted Objectives to complete.

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Expand human knowledge through new scientific discoveries

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Extend human presence to the Moon and on towards Mars for sustainable long-term exploration, development, and utilization

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Catalyze economic growth and drive innovation to address national challenges

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Enhance capabilities and operations to catalyze current and future mission success

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