The site is mission center for several key current missions (Kepler, the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission, Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph) and a major contributor to the "new exploration focus" as a participant in the Orion crew exploration vehicle.
Tempat ini adalah pusat misi bagi beberapa misi penting saat ini, antara lain Kepler, Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, dan memberikan kontribusi besar untuk "fokus eksplorasi baru" sebagai partisipan dalam kendaraan eksplorasi kru Orion.