NASA Core Values
From the Strategic Management and Government Handbook, NPD 1000.0, August 2005

NASA is privileged to take on missions of extraordinary risk, complexity, and national priority. NASA employees recognize their responsibilities and are accountable for the important work entrusted to them. If good strategic planning provides the long-term direction of our Agency, our shared core values express the ethics that guide our behavior.

We value:

Safety - NASA’s constant attention to safety is the cornerstone upon which we build mission success. We are committed, individually and as a team, to protecting the safety and health of the public, our team members, and those assets that the Nation entrusts to us.

Teamwork - NASA’s most powerful tool for achieving mission success is a multi-disciplinary team of competent people. The Agency will build high-performing teams that are committed to continuous learning, trust, and openness to innovation and new ideas.

Integrity - NASA is committed to an environment of trust, built upon honesty, ethical behavior, respect, and candor. Building trust through ethical conduct as individuals and as an organization is a necessary component of mission success.

Mission Success - NASA’s reason for being is to conduct successful space missions on behalf of this Nation. We undertake missions to explore, discover, and learn. And we believe that mission success is the natural consequence of an uncompromising commitment to safety, teamwork, and integrity.