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Enabling Exploration

Ares vehicles collage

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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Marshall Space Flight Center: Home to Science and Space Exploration

    Artist concept of solar system Artist concept of our solar system. Image Credit: NASA
    From the mighty roar of rocket engines to extraordinary scientific discoveries about our universe, Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama is enabling the nation’s exploration of space as it has since 1960.

    While the center inspired the "Rocket City" nickname of its hometown, propulsion is only one of the many cutting-edge exploration and research projects going on at Marshall. The center uses its talented team members, extensive experience and state-of-the-art facilities to serve the interests of both science and exploration.

    The result? Increased understanding about our universe, ground-breaking scientific discoveries, improvements to life on Earth, and an improved ability to work and live in space.

Latest Marshall News

New Water Reclamation System Headed for Duty on Space S...

A new water reclamation system is heading to the International Space Station.

International Space Station crews soon will have a new water reclamation system that will recycle wastewater, allowing up to six crew members to live aboard the orbiting laboratory.

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NASA Successfully Completes First Series of Ares Engine...

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NASA has successfully completed the first series of tests in the early development of the J-2X engine that will power the upper stages of the Ares I and Ares V rockets.

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Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor Test Successful

Fire and smoke billow from a space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor test May 1 at a Utah test facility.

The Space Shuttle Program successfully conducted a reusable solid rocket motor test in Utah on May 1.

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More About Marshall

  • David King

    Director's Welcome

    Something exciting is happening this year at NASA -- we're celebrating 50 years of science and space exploration!

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  • Artist's concept of the Orion crew vehicle in lunar orbit

    Why Explore Space?

    By Michael Griffin, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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  • Artist concept of solar system

    Marshall Facts

    Marshall Space Flight Center is a key contributor to significant NASA programs, continuing a legacy of accomplishment.

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    Public Inquiries
    Marshall Space Flight Center
    Building 4200, Room 120
    MSFC, Huntsville, Alabama 35812

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    256-544-0034