SLS workforce
Employees gather in front of the first Space Launch System core stage as it is rolled out in January 2020. A NASA safety panel recommends the agency develop a strategic plan for guiding the future size and composition of its workforce. Credit: NASA

WASHINGTON — As NASA’s management of its human spaceflight programs evolves to incorporate greater roles for companies, the agency needs to take a strategic look at its workforce and infrastructure requirements, a safety panel advised.

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Jeff Foust writes about space policy, commercial space, and related topics for SpaceNews. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science...