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Goddard Missions
Celebrating Tech Spin-Offs
The Innovative Partnerships Program Office hosts event commemorating Goddard spin-off technologies
50th Anniversary Gala
On Saturday night, May 30th, the place to be was at Goddard's 50th Anniversary Gala in Baltimore
Maryland's Place in Space
Saturday, May 30th - Exploring 'Maryland's Place in Space' at the Baltimore Convention Center
Goddard 50th Anniversary
Goddard Special Features
Celebrating 50 Years of Scientific Excellence
Goddard's Top Ten Spinoff Success Stories
Did you know that GSFC inventions are being used to help people here on Earth? Discover some of the most exciting examples of space program technologies that have had spinoffs into new areas: Health a...
Goddard Scientist Shares 2006 Nobel Prize for Physics
Dr. John C. Mather of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has won the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physics. Mather shares the prize with George F. Smoot of the University of California for their collaborative ...
Unique Resources at Goddard
Goddard's 86,000 square-foot facility contains one of the largest "clean rooms" in the world and special chambers for environmental testing of spacecraft and instruments.
Goddard's First Employee Ever
Dr. Robert Hutchings Goddard is considered the father of modern rocket propulsion. It is in his memory that NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland was established on May 1, 1959.
Hubble, the People's Telescope
Goddard is responsible for Hubble Space Telescope (HST) project management, including mission and science operations, servicing missions, and all associated development activities.
Goddard Center Directors Through the Years
Since 1959 the Goddard Space Flight Center has had 11 extraordinary individuals serve as center directors.
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