NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Marshall Newsroom fact sheets provide current and background information on a variety of NASA projects. Fact sheets are posted in HTML or PDF format. To download the free Adobe Acrobat PDF reader, visit the Adobe download page.

Advanced Propulsion
Integrated System Test of an Air-breathing Rocket (PDF, 185 KB) [HISTORICAL]
Pulse Detonation Rocket Engines (PDF, 424 KB) [HISTORICAL]

Chandra X-ray Observatory
Chandra X-ray Observatory Quick Facts
Exploring the Invisible Universe: Chandra X-ray Observatory (PDF, 1.14 MB)
Inertial Upper Stage: Space Workhorse Boosts Chandra X-ray Observatory [HISTORICAL]

Constellation Program
Ares I Crew Vehicle (PDF, 642 KB)
Ares I First Stage: Powering the Ares I Rocket for Liftoff (PDF, 393 KB)
Ares I Upper Stage: Powering the Second Phase of a Rocket’s Journey to Space (PDF, 479 KB)
Ares I-X Flight Test Vehicle: The First Flight of a New Era (PDF, 397 KB)
Ares V Cargo Vehicle (PDF, 381 KB)
J-2X Engine: Powering NASA's Ares I Upper Stage and Ares V Earth Departure Stage (PDF, 2.97 MB)

DART Flight Demonstrator
Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology, DART (PDF, 617 KB)

Discovery/New Frontiers Missions
Discovery/New Frontiers Missions (PDF, 227 KB)

Earth Sciences
CAMEX-4 Hurricane Study (PDF, 483 KB)
NASA 'Heat Hunters' Combat Effects of Urban Heat Island (PDF, 349 KB)

Gravity Probe B
Gravity Probe B: Testing Einstein's Universe (PDF, 2.65 MB)

In-Space Propulsion
Advanced Chemical Propulsion (PDF, 147 KB)
Aerocapture (PDF, 620 KB)
Antimatter Propulsion (PDF, 188 KB)
Ceramic Matrix Composite Turbine Disks (PDF, 100 KB)
Fission Propulsion (PDF, 108 KB)
Ion Propulsion (PDF, 366 KB)
Lightweight Foam Core Systems for In-Space Applications (PDF, 96 KB)
Momentum-Exchange Electrodynamic Reboost (MXER) Tether (PDF, 609 KB)
Opening the Space Frontier: In-Space Propulsion Technologies (PDF, 2.2 MB)
Propulsion Research Laboratory (PDF, 441 KB)
Solar Electric Propulsion (PDF, 657 KB)
Solar Sail Propulsion (PDF, 145 KB)
Ultra-Light Tank Technology (PDF, 246 KB)

Launch Vehicles
Hypersonics (PDF, 663 KB) [HISTORICAL]
Low Cost Technologies [HISTORICAL]

Lunar Programs and Projects
Lunar Precursor Robotic Program: Leading the Way Back to the Moon (PDF, 1.8 MB)

Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA's Marshall Center Has Major Role in Current and Future Space Exploration (PDF, 175 KB)
A Brief History of Marshall Space Flight Center [HISTORICAL]
Marshall Space Flight Center: Today's Vision for Space -- Tomorrow's Missions in Space (PDF, 331 KB) [HISTORICAL]
Marshall Space Flight Center's Superfund Program [HISTORICAL]

Michoud Assembly Facility
Michoud Assembly Facility (PDF, 457 KB)
Michoud Assembly Facility: Resident Agencies (PDF, 314 KB)
National Center for Advanced Manufacturing (NCAM) (PDF, 284 KB)

Microgravity
Microgravity Research Program [HISTORICAL]
NASA Research Helps Map Protein Structures -- Key in the Development of New Disease-Fighting Drugs [HISTORICAL]

National Space Science Technology Center
National Space Science and Technology Center (PDF, 1.5 MB)

Next Generation Launch Technology
Integrated Powerhead Demonstrator (PDF, 170 KB)
Next Generation Launch Technology Program (PDF, 162 KB) [HISTORICAL]
TR107 Engine Technology Summary (PDF, 493 KB) [HISTORICAL]

Optics
Optical Transient Detector [HISTORICAL]
Solar X-ray Imager (PDF, 178 KB)
X-ray Calibration Facility (PDF, 285 KB)

Orbital Space Plane
Orbital Space Plane [HISTORICAL]
Pad Abort Demonstrator (PDF, 2.4 MB) [HISTORICAL]
X-37 Demonstrator to Test Future Launch Technologies in Orbit and Reentry Environments (PDF, 1.6 MB) [HISTORICAL]
Solar X-Ray Imager (PDF, 178 KB) [HISTORICAL]

Solar-B: Mission to the Sun
Solar-B: Mission to the Sun (PDF, 137 KB)

Space Launch Initiative
Airframe Systems Technologies (PDF, 393 KB) [HISTORICAL]
Fastrac Engine [HISTORICAL]
Fastrac Engine (PDF, 481 KB) [HISTORICAL]
Flight Demos (PDF, 288 KB) [HISTORICAL]
Flight Mechanics (PDF, 365 KB) [HISTORICAL]
Ground Operations (PDF, 327 KB) [HISTORICAL]
Linear Aerospike Engine [HISTORICAL]
NASA Unique Systems (PDF, 330 KB) [HISTORICAL]
Propulsion (PDF, 432 KB) [HISTORICAL]
SLI Architecture Definition [HISTORICAL]
SLI Summary [HISTORICAL]
Space Launch Initiative: Technology to Pioneer the Space Frontier [HISTORICAL]
Vehicle Subsystems (PDF, 349 KB) [HISTORICAL]

Space Shuttle
Space Shuttle External Tank ET-128, STS-124
Space Shuttle External Tank ET-120, STS-120
A Walk Around the Space Shuttle (PDF, 390 KB)
Advanced Health Management System (PDF, 124 KB)
Bolt Catcher Modifications on the Solid Rocket Booster (PDF, 409 KB)
Down-to-Earth Shuttle Benefits (PDF, 288 KB)
External Tank Forward Bipod Fitting (PDF, 301 KB)
External Tank Liquid Hydrogen Tank/Intertank Flange (PDF, 346 KB)
External Tank LOX Bellows (PDF, 359 KB)
External Tank Protuberance Air Load (PAL) Ramps (PDF, 463 KB)
External Tank Thermal Protection System (PDF, 319 KB)
Friction Stir Welding (PDF, 879 KB)
Improvements to the Space Shuttle ’s External Tank (PDF, 2 MB)
Preparing the External Tank, ET-118 (PDF, 435 KB)
Return to Flight: External Tank, ET-119 (PDF, 484 KB)
Space Shuttle External Tank and Solid Rocket Booster Camera Systems (PDF, 383 KB)
Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) Enhancements (PDF, 184 KB)
Space Shuttle Main Engine Turbopump (PDF, 151 KB)
Space Shuttle Propulsion Systems (PDF, 395 KB)
Space Shuttle Propulsion Trivia (PDF, 256 KB)
Spinoffs from the Shuttle Program
Super Lightweight External Tank (PDF, 132 KB)

International Space Station
International Space Station Environmental Control and Life Support System (PDF, 1.67 MB)
Marshall Space Flight Center's Role in Development (PDF, 837 KB)
Payload Operations Center (PDF, 251 KB)
Payload Equipment Restraint System (PERS)
Volatile Removal Assembly Flight Experiment
Expedition Fourteen Science Operations Overview
Expedition Thirteen Science Operations Overview
Expedition Twelve Science Operations Overview
Expedition Eleven Science Operations Overview
Expedition Ten Science Operations Overview
Expedition Nine Science Operations Overview
Expedition Eight Science Operations Overview
Expedition Seven Science Operations Overview
Expedition Six Science Operations Overview
Expedition Five Science Operations Overview
Expedition Four Science Operations Overview
Expedition Three Science Operations Overview
Expedition Two Science Operations Overview

X-Vehicles
X-33 Advanced Technology Demonstrator [HISTORICAL]
X-33 Flight Operations Center [HISTORICAL]
X-34: Demonstrating Reusable Launch Vehicle Technologies [HISTORICAL]
X-37 Demonstrator to Test Future Launch Technologies in Orbit and Reentry Environments (PDF, 1.6 MB) [HISTORICAL]
X-37 Historical Fact Sheet (PDF, 2.3 MB) [HISTORICAL]
X-38 Deorbit Propulsion System (PDF, 1.2 MB) [HISTORICAL]