Enabling Exploration

Artist concept of SLS on launchpad

Marshall develops and manages space exploration vehicles and hardware to explore beyond low Earth orbit.

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Scientific Discovery

Dr. Lisa Monaco, project scientist for the Lab-on-a-Chip Applications Development program, examines a prototype chip.

Marshall develops, builds, and manages spacecraft and instruments, and performs research that enables scientific discovery in space and benefits life on Earth.

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Artist concept of the NASA Space Launch System initial crew vehicle launching from the Kennedy Space Center.

Space Launch System: A Year of Powering Forward

This week marks one year of progress since the formation of the Space Launch System (SLS), the nation's next step in human exploration efforts.

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Image of Keplers supernova remnant

Was Kepler's Supernova Unusually Powerful?

New Chandra analysis of Kepler's supernova remnant explosion suggests that it might have been more powerful and farther than previously thought.

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Overcast skies didn't deter the 'Mighty Eagle,' flying high above the historic F-1 test stand -- formerly used to test turbopumps for Saturn first stage engines.

'Mighty Eagle' Lander Aces Major Exam

The "Mighty Eagle" robotic prototype lander flew to an altitude of 100 feet and descended to a landing during a free flight Sept. 5.

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Teammates from the University of Waterloo, Canada, team work with their robot on the practice field at the Sample Return Robot Challenge.

Robots, Rocks and Rovers Featured on NASA 360

If you like rock stars -- of the roving, robotic variety -- here's your chance to see a NASA-sized competition that’s all about them.

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A superbubble in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way

A Surprisingly Bright Superbubble

Chandra spies a bright superbubble in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way about 160,000 light years from Earth.

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The 70 metric ton configuration of the SLS rocket is tested in the Trisonic Wind Tunnel at the Marshall Center.

Smooth Sailing for SLS Wind Tunnel Testing

Engineers are using wind tunnel testing at the Marshall Center and Langley Research Center to enhance the development of NASA's Space Launch System.

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Left, a composite image of the Phoenix Cluster. Right, artist concept of its central galaxy

Phoenix Cluster Sets Record Pace at Forming Stars

Astronomers have found an extraordinary galaxy cluster, one of the largest objects in the universe, that is breaking several important cosmic records.

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Mighty Eagle flies at the Marshall Center on Aug. 8, 2012.

'Mighty Eagle' Robotic Prototype Lander Flies

The "Mighty Eagle," a NASA robotic prototype lander, is soaring high again for a series of tests being conducted at the Marshall Center.

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Marshall: Launching the Future of Science and Exploration

    Artist concept of SLS launching At NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., where the nation's journey to space began more than a half-century ago, a dedicated group of engineers, scientists and business professionals lead the development and testing of tomorrow's flagship space vehicles, space systems and rocket engines. We pursue cutting-edge scientific discoveries that improve and protect lives on Earth. And we work to discover the secrets of the universe, increasing our understanding of the cosmos and our place in it.

    Marshall became a NASA field center on July 1, 1960. Today, it remains a vital resource for NASA and the nation, with unique capabilities that are essential to the exploration of space. Together with our partners across NASA and around the world, we are engaged in a large part of the agency's work, especially propulsion and space transportation, engineering, science, space systems and space operations, and project and program management. With our highly skilled and diverse workforce, proven technical and scientific experience, and state-of-the-art laboratories and test facilities, Marshall stands at the intersection of science and exploration -- delivering safe, affordable and sustainable solutions that will change our world… and bring us closer to countless others across the cosmos.

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