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Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters
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Alternative namesTwo Independence Square
General information
TypeGovernment offices
Commercial offices
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Named forMary W. Jackson
Completed1992
OwnerHana Asset Management[1]
Technical details
Floor count9
Floor area606,000 sq ft (56,300 m2)
Design and construction
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DeveloperBoston Properties
Other information
Public transit accessFile:WMATA Metro Logo small.svg File:WMATA Blue New.svg File:WMATA Orange New.svg File:WMATA Silver New.svg Federal Center SW
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The Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters is a building at 300 E Street SW in Washington, D.C. that houses NASA leadership, who provide overall guidance and direction to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a U.S. government executive branch agency led by the NASA administrator. Ten field centers and a variety of installations around the country conduct the agency's day-to-day work.[3]

The James E. Webb Memorial Auditorium, named for NASA's second administrator, James E. Webb, hosts agency news conferences and NASA Social events. A lending library, the history office, archives, production facilities for NASA TV, and a NASA gift shop are also located in the building.[4]

The building opened in 1992 as Two Independence Square as part of the two-building Independence Square complex, which was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox.[5] It is owned by South Korean investment firm Hana Asset Management and leased to NASA through 2028.[1]

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The Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters sign and the NASA worm insignia

On June 12, 2019, the street in front of the building was given the honorary name Hidden Figures Way in honor of some of NASA's Black women mathematicians—Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary W. Jackson—who were central figures in the 2016 book Hidden Figures and its film adaptation.[6] On June 24, 2020, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine announced that the headquarters building had been renamed the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters, after NASA's first Black woman engineer.[7] A ceremony officially renaming the building was held on February 26, 2021.[8]

In 2023, NASA opened an exhibit in the lobby, marking the first time the agency welcomed the public into the building. The Earth Information Center exhibit shows how NASA views Earth from space, tracking patterns in air temperature and quality, climate, water levels, and ecosystems, and how these data can help humans understand and address climate change.[9] The entrance to the exhibit also features a large NASA worm sculpture, dedicated in honor of its designers, Bruce Blackburn and Richard Danne, as well as NASA's former art director Robert Schulman.[10]

NASA's lease on the building expires in August 2028, and the agency has expressed that it plans to move out of the building, looking for for a smaller space of approximately 375,000 to 525,000 square feet (34,800 to 48,800 m2).[11]

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kalinoski, Gail (July 17, 2017). "S. Korean Investment Firm Buys NASA HQ in DC". Commercial Property Executive. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Emporis building ID 119599". Emporis. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mochinski, Ron (September 26, 2023). "About NASA HQ". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mather, John C.; Boslough, John (2008). The Very First Light: The True Inside Story of the Scientific Journey Back to the Dawn of the Universe (Revised and updated ed.). New York: Basic Books. ISBN 978-0-465-00529-1.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."George M. How, 35, an Architect, Is Dead". The New York Times. February 25, 1993. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sign of Progress: Street Renaming Puts NASA Headquarters on Hidden Figures Way". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. June 12, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Potter, Sean (June 24, 2020). "NASA Names Headquarters After 'Hidden Figure' Mary W. Jackson". National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Press release). Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Potter, Sean (February 24, 2021). "NASA to Honor 'Hidden Figure' Mary W. Jackson During Naming Ceremony". National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Press release). Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Solano, Sophia (June 26, 2023). "Earth Information Center Opens at NASA's D.C. Headquarters". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."NASA Dedicates Giant 'Worm,' Honors Logo Designer Richard Danne". collectSPACE.com. November 6, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bardan, Roxana (November 14, 2024). "NASA Seeks Options for Future Headquarters Building". NASA. Retrieved May 22, 2026.

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