Marshall Space Flight Center
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Marshall Space Flight Center is a major NASA field center in Huntsville, Alabama, responsible for developing space launch systems, propulsion technologies, and other key spaceflight hardware.
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Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
NASA field center
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space research and development center → |
| abbreviation |
MSFC
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| affiliation |
United States federal government
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| coordinatesWith |
Johnson Space Center
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Kennedy Space Center → Stennis Space Center → |
| country |
United States of America
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| employer |
NASA civil servants
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contractor workforce → |
| focusesOn |
microgravity science payloads
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space propulsion technologies → space systems engineering → space transportation systems → |
| hasFacility |
Neutral Buoyancy Simulator (historical)
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Payload Operations Integration Center → Propulsion Research Laboratory → Space Environmental Effects Laboratory → Test Stand 116 → Test Stand 4670 → Test Stand 4693 → |
| hasProgram |
Human Landing System support activities
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Space Launch System Program → Technology demonstration missions → |
| inception |
1960
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| locatedIn |
Alabama
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Madison County, Alabama → |
| locatedOn |
Redstone Arsenal
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| location |
Huntsville, Alabama
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| namedAfter |
George C. Marshall
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Wernher von Braun → |
| notableFor |
development of Saturn V rocket
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management of Space Launch System for Artemis program → |
| operator |
NASA
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| partOf |
NASA Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate
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| primaryFunction |
space launch system development
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space propulsion research → spacecraft systems integration → |
| responsibleFor |
Chandra X-ray Observatory program management
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Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission support → ISS Payload Operations Integration Center → International Space Station payload operations integration → Saturn I launch vehicle development → Saturn IB launch vehicle development → Saturn V launch vehicle development → Skylab orbital workshop development → Space Launch System → rocket engine testing → space propulsion test facilities → |
| website |
https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/marshall
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Referenced by (19)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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NASA Space Shuttle program
("NASA Marshall Space Flight Center")
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Saturn V ("NASA Marshall Space Flight Center") → Space Transportation System ("NASA Marshall Space Flight Center") → |
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Huntsville, Alabama
("NASA Marshall Space Flight Center")
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Redstone Arsenal ("NASA Marshall Space Flight Center") → |
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Marshall Space Flight Center
("MSFC")
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U.S. Space & Rocket Center
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Alabama
("NASA Marshall Space Flight Center")
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Space Shuttle Main Engines
("NASA Marshall Space Flight Center")
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Wernher von Braun
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NASA field center network
("NASA Marshall Space Flight Center")
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United States rocket program
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Apollo program
("NASA Marshall Space Flight Center")
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Chandra X-ray Observatory
("NASA Marshall Space Flight Center")
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NASA
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Saturn I
("NASA Marshall Space Flight Center")
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Juno
("NASA Marshall Space Flight Center")
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Starship Human Landing System
("NASA Marshall Space Flight Center")
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Stennis Space Center
("NASA Marshall Space Flight Center")
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