I have aspired to work at a NASA center throughout my undergraduate and graduate degrees. I am a Planetary Science PhD candidate and the thought of working at an institution so steeped in domain knowledge and dedicated towards space exploration is a dream (currently in a small department with very few space peers). I am also very excited by the apparent collaboration between scientists and engineers - I have visited JSC and GSFC and was very excited by the degree of idea sharing I saw.

The fact that NASA has consistently been noted as one of the best employers is also appealing!

However, with the Independent Review Board report from JPL revealing systemic management issues and burnout, I wonder about the true reality. Is this common amongst all the centers?

What's it like to really work at NASA? If you have experience at multiple centers I would love to hear about the work culture differences!

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Today I bought a NASA cap at the clothing store in the mall. How to check whether it is original or fake? Do NASA caps have distinctive features?

I understand that it may not be very right to ask such questions here, but I couldn’t find the answer to that question on Google. I’m sorry. I’d appreciate all the answers. My cap.

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Osiris-Rex payload mass?

I was trying to reference osiris-rex payload mass in my space mission design project, but couldn't find an accurate number. Payload means scientific/science payload, not the whole probe/spacecraft. Thanks!

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