Engineering and
Technology Directorate
The Engine That Powers Goddard
Goddard encompasses major laboratories and facilities for developing and operating unmanned scientific spacecraft. The Engineering and Technology Directorate (ETD) is the largest organization at Goddard Space Flight Center. Goddard has six distinctive facilities & installations. ETD has employees at the Greenbelt main campus in Maryland, Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia and White Sands Test Facility Ground Stations in New Mexico.
An End-To-End Science Mission Operation
The Engineering and Technology Directorate designs missions, builds satellites and instruments, operate and control spacecraft and acquire and distribute data to the world-wide science community.
The ETD recruits and hires the best and the brightest from across the nation to bring together the largest collection of scientists, engineers and technologists under one roof. With their help, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center can implement and create cutting-edge technology that aims to advance and expand the understanding of the observable universe and further explore the Moon and Mars. The expertise that the directorate has includes:
- Advanced technology for tracking and gathering scientific data.
- Hands-on operational knowledge of how to successfully implement space science missions.
- A fundamental and strategic system engineering approach to tackle new challenges and advance the needs of research.
The ETD’s staff is supported by unique world-class facilities, and the ability to apply emerging technologies to develop high-performance, cost-effective solutions to the most challenging problems in science and exploration.
ETD Leadership Team
