Why does the contract say Intellectual property rights will be Nasa’s in the employment contract?

Intellectual property rights, and where these sit.

IPR stands for Intellectual Property Rights which are the exclusive rights given to a person for anything they create - this includes copyright and trademark.

This is commonly found in contracting “chains” such as working on assignment via the Umbrella. This clause is mirrored in our agreement with the agency, who in turn should have an agreement with the end client, so that ultimately IPR rests with the end client for any and all work that is created on site with the client.

To confirm, this clause does not extend to any business or work you may engage in outside of your assignment with Nasa Umbrella, and Nasa Umbrella would not seek to extend this clause to reflect such.