Marshall Space Flight Center

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Marshall_Space_Flight_Center
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf NASA center
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:MSFC
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Redstone_Arsenal
gptkbp:area 1,800 acres
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:Apollo_program
gptkb:Artemis_program
gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Skylab
Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions
gptkbp:coordinates 34.6490°N 86.6746°W
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Joseph_Pelfrey
gptkbp:employs over 6,000 people
gptkbp:established 1960
gptkbp:firstDirector gptkb:Wernher_von_Braun
gptkbp:focusArea advanced manufacturing
astrophysics
technology development
earth science
science payload integration
space environment research
space propulsion
space station operations
space systems engineering
gptkbp:hasFacility gptkb:Advanced_Manufacturing_Facility
gptkb:Environmental_Control_and_Life_Support_Systems_Test_Facility
gptkb:Materials_and_Processes_Laboratory
gptkb:Neutral_Buoyancy_Simulator
gptkb:Payload_Operations_Integration_Center
gptkb:Propulsion_Research_Laboratory
gptkb:Space_Systems_Department
Michoud Assembly Facility (managed)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marshall Space Flight Center
gptkbp:location gptkb:Huntsville,_Alabama
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:George_C._Marshall
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:satellite
gptkb:SLS_(Space_Launch_System)
International Space Station modules
Space Shuttle propulsion
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:NASA_Human_Exploration_and_Operations_Mission_Directorate
gptkb:NASA_Science_Mission_Directorate
gptkbp:primaryUse rocket propulsion research
space transportation systems
spacecraft systems development
gptkbp:website https://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NASA
gptkb:National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4