{"id":142436,"date":"2022-03-25T13:40:17","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T17:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-478345"},"modified":"2024-06-03T10:13:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T14:13:25","slug":"message-from-the-associate-administrator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/organizations\/message-from-the-associate-administrator\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from MSD Associate Administrator"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\"><div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\"><p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">2 min read<\/p><h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">Message from MSD Associate Administrator<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170619_3bi1224.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1638\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170619_3bi1224.jpg?w=1638\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Robert Gibbs, Associate Administrator for the Mission Support Directorate\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 42% 25%; object-position: 42% 25%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170619_3bi1224.jpg 4311w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170619_3bi1224.jpg?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170619_3bi1224.jpg?resize=768,960 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170619_3bi1224.jpg?resize=819,1024 819w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170619_3bi1224.jpg?resize=1229,1536 1229w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170619_3bi1224.jpg?resize=1638,2048 1638w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170619_3bi1224.jpg?resize=320,400 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170619_3bi1224.jpg?resize=480,600 480w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170619_3bi1224.jpg?resize=720,900 720w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170619_3bi1224.jpg?resize=960,1200 960w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170619_3bi1224.jpg?resize=1600,2000 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1638px) 100vw, 1638px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Portrait of Robert Gibbs on  Monday, June 19, 2017 at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC.  Photo Credit: (NASA\/Joel Kowsky)<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA is entering a new era of space exploration, science, and discovery. Commercial space travel is expanding. Aviation is evolving. International partners are joining us in exploring the stars. NASA\u2019s missions are advancing scientific knowledge for the benefit of humanity and inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers. Underpinning those missions are teams of technical and professional experts whose skill and dedication ensure NASA has the foundational support services it needs to be successful. Collectively, those teams make up NASA\u2019s Mission Support Directorate (MSD).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MSD enables NASA mission success.<\/strong> We provide the tools, people, and capabilities to ensure NASA leadership in aerospace, science, and exploration. From the legal and procurement teams who secure vital contracts and acquisitions to the infrastructure management teams who oversee NASA facilities, roadways, and utilities. From the IT teams who provide dependable platforms and innovative tools to the human resources teams who ensure access to top talent. The work of the mission support community is foundational to mission success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to providing consistent and dependable service delivery and ensuring excellence in customer service, MSD is committed to agility and innovation. We prioritize continuous transformation over the status quo. We value partnerships that help us identify novel approaches and solutions. We are driven to lean-in, innovate, and empower people to contribute to solutions that meet the challenges and opportunities of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MSD is at the forefront of mission support service delivery in the federal government. We are<br>proud of all that we have achieved in support of NASA\u2019s missions and we look forward to all<br> that is to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bob Gibbs<br>Associate Administrator for the Mission Support Directorate<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/msd-organization\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"Learn More About the Mission Support Community\">\n\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Learn More About the Mission Support Community<\/span>\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA is entering a new era of space exploration, science, and discovery. Commercial space travel is expanding. Aviation is evolving. International partners are joining us in exploring the stars. NASA\u2019s missions are advancing scientific knowledge for the benefit of humanity and inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers. 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