NASA Guest Account Services – User Procedures
The NASA Technology Transfer (T2) web applications login process is managed by the Agency's Guest Account Services for a better and more secure account management experience. To gain access to any publicly available T2 web applications, all external, non-NASA users must utilize the Agency's Guest Account Services located at https://guest.nasa.gov.
To improve security and streamline access, NASA is upgrading its identity management system by transitioning Guest Services to the secure General Services Administration (GSA) Login.gov platform. As part of this security enhancement, NASA is discontinuing legacy NASA Guest usernames/passwords, Google login options, and non-NASA Smartcard registrations. Moving forward, all new and existing guest users must authenticate exclusively through GSA Login.gov.
If you are an existing guest user, you must create or use a Login.gov account with the exact same email address as your current NASA Guest account; this ensures your new credentials automatically link to your profile, preserving your existing data.
New users can simply register a new profile directly at Login.gov using their preferred email address to begin accessing T2 web applications.
This document provides step-by-step procedures for existing NASA Guest users transitioning to Login.gov, as well as registration instructions for new users. For additional information, users can visit https://guest.nasa.gov/help and https://www.login.gov/help/.
For Existing Users: Step 1 – Transitioning Your NASA Guest Account to Login.gov
- To access your account, navigate to https://guest.nasa.gov, and select the Sign in with LOGIN.GOV icon.
- Select Create an Account.
- Enter your email address, making sure to use the same email as your existing NASA guest account. Next, choose your language preference, accept the Login.gov Rules of Use, and click Submit. Your new Login.gov account will automatically link to your existing NASA guest account.
- The following message (shown below) will appear, and a confirmation email will be sent to you.
- Click Confirm Email Address in the email you received (shown below). Once confirmed, you will be prompted to create a password and set up your authentication method.
For New Users: Step 1 – Registering Your Guest Account
- To register your guest account, visit https://guest.nasa.gov/. To log in, select the Sign in with LOGIN.GOV icon.
- Select Create an Account.
- Enter your email address. Select your email language preference, then read and accept the Login.gov Rules of use. Then select Submit.
- The following message (shown below) will appear, and a confirmation email will be sent to you.
- Click Confirm Email Address in the email you received (shown below). Once confirmed, you will be prompted to create a password and set up your authentication method.
- Once you create a password and set up authentication, you will be redirected to the NASA Guest portal (guest.nasa.gov). From there, simply fill in your first name, last name, and citizenship status. Confirm you are at least 16 years old and agree to the Terms of Service. Finally, click the blue Register Login.gov Account with NASA button to finish.
Step 2 – Logging In
When you log in from now on, you will log in the same way a registered NASA user would.
- Navigate to the appropriate T2 portal login page:
- Software Catalog: https://software.nasa.gov/login
- ATLAS: https://technology.nasa.gov/login
- Click Login.
Upon reaching the NASA Access LaunchPad page, locate the Login.gov link in the upper-right corner (circled in red below) and select it to sign in with your GSA login account information.
Resetting Your Password
If you’ve forgotten your password and need to set a new one, please visit https://secure.login.gov/users/password/new.
Questions? Comments?
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact the T2 Ops Center at hq-dl-t2-ops-center@mail.nasa.gov.
