NASA chartered the Goddard Space Flight Center on May 1, 1959, at the dawn of the space age. View video and images looking back on the center's 50 years at the links below.
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Goddard Marks 50th Anniversary
Goddard Celebrates 50 Years of Scientific Excellence
Since May 1, 1959, Goddard Spaceflight Center has been at the forefront of exploration and technological achievement.
NASA's Fermi Explores High-energy "Space Invaders"
Fermi scientists revealed new details about high-energy particles implicated in a nearby cosmic mystery.
NASA’s Earth Observatory: A Decade of Imagery
For the last decade, NASA's Earth Observatory has been using stunning satellite imagery to tell the story of our planet and the NASA scientists who are working to help us understand how it works.
Recent News
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New Gamma-Ray Burst Smashes Cosmic Distance Record
NASA's Swift satellite and an international team of astronomers have found a gamma-ray burst from a star that died when the universe was only 630 million years old.
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NASA Launches James Webb Space Telescope Educational On-Line Game
NASA has developed a flash on-line game about telescopes, featuring NASA's next-generation spacecraft, the James Webb Space Telescope!
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SDO Spins Its Way Closer to Launch
For three days, SDO sat on a slowly spinning "Miller Table" in the Spacecraft Checkout and Integration Area, a "clean room" at Goddard.
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Goddard on Display at U-Md. Open House
Goddard was well represented at the 11th annual Maryland Day open house at nearby University of Maryland on April 25.
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Goddard Celebrates Earth Day 2009
Employees at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center celebrated the center's numerous conservation efforts in recognition of Earth Day on April 22, 2009.
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Radio Telescope Takes Close-ups of Fermi Galaxies
An international team of astronomers has used the world’s biggest radio telescope to look deep into the brightest galaxies that NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope can see.
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Going on at Goddard
That evening, Goddard employees will convene at the convention center for a 50th-anniversary banquet celebration. On June 1, the public can join congressional representatives, local business leaders, officials and educators for a salute to Maryland achievements in science and technology over the past 50 years.
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> Goddard View, Vol. 5 Issue 3
Goddard View showcases people and achievements at Goddard that contribute to transforming human understanding of Earth and space through innovation, exploration and discovery.