You've heard of the Space Force. Now there's a 'NASA Force' — but it's not about making space war

NASA's ready for industry experts to join the agency under its new NASA Force initiative. NASA , in partnership with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), unveiled the NASA Force website on Friday (April 17). The aim is to "recruit and place high-impact technical talent into mission-critical roles," according to an agency statement . The first applications, available here at USA Jobs , are open to aerospace engineers for two-year terms, with the potential for extension. But more opportunities are expected to come soon, agency officials said. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced his intention to launch the initiative last month , saying the agency needs to rebuild its core capabilities in alignment with the Trump administration's national space policy. Now the agency is hoping that enthusiasm about the Artemis 2 astronaut mission around the moon , which wrapped up on April 10 , will launch a wave of applications. "Our successful Artemis 2 mission has inspired the world and generated tremendous interest to join our workforce to be part of the 'golden age' of innovation and exploration," Isaacman said in the April 17 NASA statement. ("Golden age" is a callback to a phrase U.S. …