MSFC History Office NASA Insignia
Photo: Von Braun, Marshall and Skylab Marshall Space Flight Center
Other History Links MSFC Home MSFC Art Collection NASA Home NASA Privacy Statement Contact Us
Skip Navigation


Skip Navigation
Works Covering A Broad Range of MSFC History
Skip past Links to Works Coverings a Board Range of MSFC History
Power to Explore (Book)
Marshall Milestones in Space Exploration
An Illustrated Chronology of MSFC
Historical Facts
Historical Synopsis
Some Year By Year Highlights of MSFC
MSFC 25th Anniversary Report
MSFC History Listed by Subject Matter

Skip past Links to MSFC History by Subject MatterEarly Days of Rockets and Aeronautics
German Rocket Development
Wernher von Braun
Ernst Stuhlinger
Huntsville in the 40s & 50s
Formation of Marshall Center
Explorer I
Mercury, Redstone, Atlas,
Gemini
Early Days of Space Science
Saturn/Apollo
Skylab
Lunar Roving Vehicle
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
Space Science in the late 1970's
Shuttle
Spacelab
Hubble Space Telescope
Chandra
Gravity Probe B
Space Station
Landmarks Facilities
Management

Acrobat Download Site
Documents with PDF requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Viewing the .MPG and .WAV media samples requires Real Player, Quicktime or Windows Media Player.

Welcome to the NASA
Marshall Space Flight Center History Office

This website is a gateway to the historical archives of Marshall Space Flight
Center (MSFC). Discover how MSFC was established, browse through
historical articles about various space developments, and MSFC's
contributions to the American Space Program.

Also, please visit our History Office Library where you will find information
ranging from the early years of Dr. Wernher Von Braun to Rocket Power,
from Redstone Rocket to Saturn V, and 20 years of Space Shuttle
development.

What's New

Huntsville earned nickname 'Rocket City'

The adoption of the nickname started when the rocket team led by Wernher von Braun moved to Huntsville in 1950 to begin work on Army missiles and rockets. The Marshall Center was formed in 1960 by transferring thousands of Army engineers, scientists and administrators into NASA. The Army continued its mission in Huntsville and the Marshall Center expanded to meet the demand for the Saturn V moon rockets, other NASA launch vehicles and requirements for space exploration. The nickname Rocket City stuck. Click here
South Side of the Courthouse Square 1940's
Click photo for
larger view

 


NASA Official: Mike Wright
Web Services Provided by: UNITeS/Norm Chastain