Prime Contractors

Marshall Prime Contractors

A list of the prime contractors doing business at Marshall Space Flight Center.

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Facilities & Expertise

Payload Operations Center

The Marshall team works together across scientific and engineering disciplines to enable exploration and scientific discovery.

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Connect With Marshall

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Economic Impact and Community Involvement

    Marshall Space Flight Center is a major economic development asset and technology magnet for the southeast. The center draws numerous private-sector technology companies to the area, creating thousands of high-paying jobs and attracting the talented people needed to fill them. Marshall's economic impact reaches across North Alabama and the nation.

    Graphic shows the Marshall Space Flight Center Alabama Economic Impact. › View interactive feature

    Fiscal Year 2011:
    • $2.1 billion (FY2011) impact to Alabama economy
    • 3rd largest employer in the Huntsville – Madison County area
    • 4.6 million square feet of space occupied in Huntsville
    • $2.3 billion (FY2011 actual total budget)
    • 2.2 million square feet of manufacturing space at Michoud Assembly Facility
    • 2011 Economic Impact Brochure

    Marshall 2009 Economic Impact
    Marshall's impact in Alabama includes a total of 6,255 jobs and $ 468million in earnings including 2,484 civil service employees with $260 million in earnings and 3,711 indirect jobs with earnings of $ 208 million. Marshall's other expenditures in Alabama exceeded $1.2 billion. These factors come together for a total Alabama economic impact of $2.5 billion.

    Giving Back to Our Community
    Marshall employees contributed nearly $730,000 to the Combined Federal Campaign in FY 2011. More than 385 Marshall employees volunteered over 1,425 hours of service to Tennessee Valley charities and non-profit organizations during Community Service Days. In addition, Marshall employees participate in scores of volunteer activities throughout the year on an individual basis, including youth scouting, sports, church leadership, school and civic groups, and charitable organizations.

    Additional Resources

    Marshall's Local Research & Technology Community
    Marshall's Technology Community includes a variety of partners such as research facilities, universities, Cummings Research Park, Redstone Arsenal and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center.

    Educational Outreach
    Marshall engages students and educators along the full length of the formal education pipeline (K-12, undergraduate and graduate), as well as lifelong learners in informal settings.

    Innovation and Economic Competitiveness
    NASA programs are an investment for the American people, providing a major payback to the taxpayer. Often, new technologies developed at NASA are needed to either enhance current capabilities or enable future ones. Engineering and science programs conducted at Marshall have resulted in numerous technologies that help to improve life on Earth.

More About Marshall

  • Marshall Pocket Guide cover graphic

    Marshall Pocket Guide

    A fascinating look at the complex, challenging work at Marshall, and how its talented, dedicated team is supporting NASA's goals.

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  • An infographic view of how Marshall impacts the state of Alabama in terms of dollars, jobs and education

    Alabama Economic Impact Brochure

    An infographic view of how Marshall impacts the state of Alabama in terms of dollars, jobs and education.

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  • FY2011 Economic Impact Brochure

    Marshall Economic Impact -- People, Progress, and Partnerships

    Marshall's impact on the nation, state and local communities -- jobs, education, technology, and mission success.

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  • Marshall Faces brochure

    Marshall Faces

    Meet the many different "faces" of the Marshall Center's diversified field of experts.

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  • Focus on Marshall

    Focus on Marshall

    Focus on Marshall is a video update series that highlights capabilities around the Marshall Center.

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  • Marshall Star

    Marshall Star

    Published online every Wednesday, the Marshall Star serves as the Marshall Center's weekly newspaper.

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