{"id":374902,"date":"2023-06-26T17:12:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T21:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=374902"},"modified":"2023-08-09T14:41:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T18:41:53","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-light hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" aria-expanded=\"false\" 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SETMO\u2019s multi-billion-dollar aggregation of facilities supports NASA research and science and technology development with a combination of unique infrastructure and unmatched skill: test and simulation expertise, state-of-the-art laboratories, advanced equipment, and the exceptionally accomplished personnel without whom it would be impossible to carry out the Agency\u2019s missions.<\/p>\n\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-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/coker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/coker.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/coker.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/coker.jpg?resize=263,300 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Jason Coker, SETMO Director<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>SETMO is integrally involved in our nation\u2019s resurgent interest in space exploration, providing foundational capabilities necessary to spawn the new programs and initiatives across the NASA mission directorates, as well as engagement with commercial space stakeholders. SETMO\u2019s portfolio, along with NASA\u2019s other test proficiencies, reduce the mission risk inherent in such advanced initiatives as Mars2020, ensuring systems will operate safely and effectively in their intended environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We support the Agency\u2019s strategic planning efforts to position NASA infrastructure for the future. Much of NASA\u2019s current infrastructure dates back to the Apollo era of space exploration, with 83 percent of facilities beyond design life. Resilient and ready research facilities are critical for mission success. The demands on NASA\u2019s physical testing assets continue to increase as the Agency\u2019s commercial partnerships increase and missions become ever more complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SETMO is diligently working to prioritize and transform our management so that NASA\u2019s mission-critical infrastructure and facilities are available and reliable in the Artemis era and beyond. We continually collaborate with capability owners, centers, mission directorates and Agency leadership to invest in long-term asset health and sustainability in order that future mission goals are successfully achieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, we support the work being done to improve and augment NASA\u2019s computational prowess. Computer simulations \u2014 analytical models based on extensive data sets that mimic everything from flight in air to travel in space \u2014 are essential components of testing. 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