NASA / Joel KowskyWhere we work
Washington, D.C.
National Capital Region
Our government work is run from downtown Washington, a few minutes from the Capitol, NASA Headquarters and the Pentagon, and close to the program offices and prime teams across the region.
- United States Capitol
- 6 min drive
- NASA Headquarters
- 6 min drive
- The Pentagon
- 8 min drive
- Within an hour
- 12 organizations named below
Explore the area
Area center
Drive times are routing estimates without traffic, measured from the center of the area, using OpenStreetMap data (ODbL) with the OSRM router. Organizations are named to describe the area only; no relationship with any of them is implied. Some are placed at their city's center rather than a site.
Quality of life
Living here
- The Metro rail system links downtown, the Pentagon, National Airport and the Virginia and Maryland suburbs.
- The national museums on the Mall are free to enter.
- The river trails run through the city; the mountains and the bay are day trips.
| Metro employment | 3.47 millionWashington metropolitan area, July 2026, not seasonally adjusted. Source |
|---|---|
| Metro unemployment | 4.0%Washington metropolitan area, July 2026. Source |
| Airports | ThreeReagan National and Dulles in the measured list; BWI serves the region too. |
Drive times
Getting around
| Union StationRail and Metro hub | 6 min3.8 km |
|---|---|
| Reagan National AirportCommercial flights | 11 min8.7 km |
| Dulles International AirportInternational flights | 41 min43.1 km |
Quality of life
| National MallMuseums and monuments, free entry | 4 min2.8 km |
|---|---|
| GeorgetownDining and the waterfront | 4 min2.4 km |
| Old Town AlexandriaHistoric district and river trail | 18 min12.7 km |
Industry nearby
| Boeing headquartersArlington (city area) | 9 min7 km |
|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman headquartersFalls Church (city area) | 16 min14.3 km |
| Lockheed Martin headquartersBethesda (city area) | 22 min13.1 km |
| LeidosReston (city area) | 32 min33.2 km |
Government
| United States CapitolCongress | 6 min4.1 km |
|---|---|
| NASA HeadquartersCivil space agency | 6 min4 km |
| The PentagonDepartment of Defense, Space Force headquarters | 8 min6.8 km |
| DARPADefense research agency, Arlington (city area) | 12 min9.8 km |
| National Reconnaissance OfficeIntelligence space agency, Chantilly (city area) | 39 min42.9 km |
Research and universities
| Naval Research LaboratoryNavy laboratory | 18 min14.2 km |
|---|---|
| NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterNASA field center | 30 min24.6 km |
| Johns Hopkins Applied Physics LaboratoryUniversity-affiliated research center | 48 min38.2 km |
Visit
Meetings in Washington, D.C. are arranged directly.
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