Marshall Space Flight Center
rocketry and spacecraft propulsion research center
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Summary
Marshall Space Flight Center is a NASA facility[1]. It draws 1,354 Wikipedia views per month (nasa facility category, ranking #4 of 12).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Madison County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: research institute[5], research center[6], space center[7]
- Operator: National Aeronautics and Space Administration[8]
- Headquarters location: Redstone Arsenal[9]
- Commons category: Marshall Space Flight Center[10]
- Located in time zone: Central Time Zone[11]
- Inception: July 1, 1960[12]
- Parent organization or unit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration[13]
- Authority: Federal Government of the United States[14]
- Official website: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/home/index.html[15], https://www.nasa.gov/marshall/[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Marshall Space Flight Center[17]
- Short name: MSFC[18]
- Elevation above sea level: 178 m[19]
- Position held by head of the organization: Director of Marshall Space Flight Center[20]
- Has works in the collection: U.S. Space & Rocket Center[21]
- Social media followers: 416,478[22], 227,848[23], 69,100[24], 582,492[25], 711,121[26], 97,100[27], 104,000[28], 118,000[29], 130,000[30], 144,000[31]
Why It Matters
Marshall Space Flight Center has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]