Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA space research laboratory established in 1959 as NASA's first space flight center
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The Goddard Space Flight Center was founded on May 1, 1959[1][2] by the United States Congress[2]. It operates as a component of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration[3][4][1][5][6].
Key Facts
- Field of work: Earth science[3], heliophysics[4], astrophysics[5], astronautics[6], artificial satellite[7], exploration[8]
- Member of: LIGO Scientific Collaboration[9]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Prince George's County[10]
- Country: United States[11]
- Instance of: research institute[12], research center[13], space center[14]
- Founder: United States Congress[15]
- Item operated: Hubble Space Telescope[16], INTEGRAL[17], OSIRIS-REx[18], MAVEN[19], Solar and Heliospheric Observatory[20], Solar Dynamics Observatory[21], Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory[22]
- Operator: National Aeronautics and Space Administration[23]
- Named after: Robert H. Goddard[24]
- Headquarters location: Greenbelt[25]
- Postal code: 20771[26]
- Child organization or unit: Astrophysics Science Division[27], Goddard Institute for Space Studies[28], Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology[29], Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center[30], Space Physics Data Facility[31], Wallops Flight Facility[32], Katherine Johnson IV&V Facility[33]
- Part of: Eastern Range[34]
- Commons category: Goddard Space Flight Center[35]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[36]
- Has part(s): Explorers Program[37], Discovery Program[38], Earth Observing System[39], Goddard Space Flight Center Moon Tree[40]
- Inception: May 1, 1959[41]
- Located on street: Maryland Route 193[42]
- Parent organization or unit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration[43]
- Official website: https://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/[44], http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/home/index.html[45], https://nasa.gov/goddard/[46]
- Topic's main category: Category:Goddard Space Flight Center[47]
- Phone number: +1-301-286-2000[48]
- Topic has template: Template:GSFC[49]
- Short name: GSFC[50]
Why It Matters
Goddard Space Flight Center has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]