Goddard Space Flight Center

Summary

Goddard Space Flight Center is a NASA facility^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Goddard Space Flight Center's field of work was Earth science^[3].
• Goddard Space Flight Center's field of work was heliophysics^[4].
• Goddard Space Flight Center's field of work was astrophysics^[5].
• Goddard Space Flight Center's field of work was astronautics^[6].
• Goddard Space Flight Center's field of work was artificial satellite^[7].
• Goddard Space Flight Center's field of work was exploration^[8].
• Goddard Space Flight Center was a member of LIGO Scientific Collaboration^[9].
• Goddard Space Flight Center is located in Prince George's County^[10].
• Goddard Space Flight Center is in the country of United States^[11].
• Goddard Space Flight Center's instance of is recorded as NASA facility^[12].
• Goddard Space Flight Center's instance of is recorded as research institute^[13].
• Goddard Space Flight Center's instance of is recorded as research center^[14].
• Goddard Space Flight Center's instance of is recorded as space center^[15].
• Goddard Space Flight Center's founder is recorded as United States Congress^[16].
• Goddard Space Flight Center's item operated is recorded as Hubble Space Telescope^[17].
• Goddard Space Flight Center's item operated is recorded as INTEGRAL^[18].
• Goddard Space Flight Center's item operated is recorded as OSIRIS-REx^[19].
• Goddard Space Flight Center's item operated is recorded as MAVEN^[20].
• Goddard Space Flight Center's item operated is recorded as Solar and Heliospheric Observatory^[21].
• Goddard Space Flight Center's item operated is recorded as Solar Dynamics Observatory^[22].
• Goddard Space Flight Center's item operated is recorded as Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory^[23].
• Goddard Space Flight Center is operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[24].
• Robert H. Goddard is named after Goddard Space Flight Center^[25].
• Goddard Space Flight Center's headquarters location is recorded as Greenbelt^[26].
• Goddard Space Flight Center's postal code is recorded as 20771^[27].

Body

Founding

Goddard Space Flight Center's founder is recorded as United States Congress^[16]. May 1, 1959 marks the founding of it^[28].

Identity

Goddard Space Flight Center is part of Eastern Range^[29]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'GSFC'}^[30].

Operations

Goddard Space Flight Center's headquarters location is recorded as Greenbelt^[26]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[31]. Subsidiaries include Astrophysics Science Division^[32], a laboratory^[33], in United States^[34]; Goddard Institute for Space Studies^[35], a laboratory^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1961^[38], headquartered in New York City^[39]; Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology^[40], a research institute^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1995^[43]; Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center^[44], a research center^[45], in United States^[46]; Space Physics Data Facility^[47], a research institute^[48], in United States^[49], headquartered in Goddard^[50]; and Wallops Flight Facility^[51], a spaceport^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1945^[54]. It is operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[24].

Industry

Fields of work include Earth science^[3], a branch of science^[55]; heliophysics^[4], an academic discipline^[56]; astrophysics^[5], a branch of astronomy^[57]; astronautics^[6], a branch of science^[58]; artificial satellite^[7]; and exploration^[8].

Why It Matters

Goddard Space Flight Center has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[59]