A laptop stolen from NASA contained command codes used to control the International Space Station. NASA Inspector General Paul K. Martin admitted that in 2011 the agency was the target of 47 cyber attacks known as advanced persistent threats (APTs) He said that the attackers are able to gain full control on the systems of Nasa. Paganini: The origin concern about these attacks is that due to cyber espionage, as occurred in the past for other aerospace agencies such as the Japanese one. The situation is extremely worrying and it is essential that any required actions are taken to address the cyber threats.”]
Source: https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/3068/cyber-crime/nasa-unprepared-for-cyber-attacks.html