NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Marshall Newsroom fact sheets provide current and background information on a variety of NASA projects. Fact sheets are posted in HTML or PDF format. To download the free Adobe Acrobat PDF reader, visit the Adobe download page.

Marshall Space Flight Center Fact Sheet
NASA's Marshall Space FlightCenter: Supporting America’s Exploration of Space, Working to Improve Life on Earth (PDF, 476 KB)

Space Launch System/J-2X
Space Launch System (PDF)
Space Launch System Fun Facts (PDF)
J-2X Engine (PDF)
Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation Lab and Thrust Vector Control Test Lab at Marshall Center's Propulsion Research Laboratory (PDF)

Chandra X-ray Observatory
Chandra X-ray Observatory Quick Facts
Exploring the Invisible Universe: Chandra X-ray Observatory (PDF, 1.14 MB)

Discovery/New Frontiers Missions
Discovery/New Frontiers Missions (PDF, 227 KB)

Fast, Affordable, Science and Technology SATellite (FASTSAT) Microsatellite
Fast, Affordable, Science and Technology SATellite (FASTSAT) Microsatellite (PDF, 2.15 MB)

Lunar Quest
The Lunar Mapping and Modeling Project (PDF, 727 KB)

Michoud Assembly Facility
Michoud Assembly Facility (PDF, 1.65 MB)
Michoud Assembly Facility: Resident Agencies (PDF, 314 KB)
National Center for Advanced Manufacturing (NCAM) (PDF, 284 KB)

The Annual NASA Great Moonbuggy Race
The 19th Annual NASA Great Moonbuggy Race (PDF, 975 KB)

NanoSail-D
NanoSail-D (PDF, 1.7 MB)

Optics
X-ray and Cryogenic Facility (PDF, 796 KB)

SERVIR
SERVIR: Connecting Space to Village (PDF, 1.8 MB)

Solar-B: Mission to the Sun
Solar-B: Mission to the Sun (PDF, 137 KB)

Space Shuttle
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster, Frangible Nut Crossover System (PDF, 1.5 MB)
Space Shuttle External Tank ET-128, STS-124
Space Shuttle External Tank ET-120, STS-120
A Walk Around the Space Shuttle (PDF, 390 KB)
Advanced Health Management System (PDF, 124 KB)
Bolt Catcher Modifications on the Solid Rocket Booster (PDF, 409 KB)
Down-to-Earth Shuttle Benefits (PDF, 288 KB)
External Tank Forward Bipod Fitting (PDF, 301 KB)
External Tank Liquid Hydrogen Tank/Intertank Flange (PDF, 346 KB)
External Tank LOX Bellows (PDF, 359 KB)
External Tank Protuberance Air Load (PAL) Ramps (PDF, 463 KB)
External Tank Thermal Protection System (PDF, 319 KB)
Friction Stir Welding (PDF, 879 KB)
Improvements to the Space Shuttle ’s External Tank (PDF, 2 MB)
Preparing the External Tank, ET-118 (PDF, 435 KB)
Return to Flight: External Tank, ET-119 (PDF, 484 KB)
Space Shuttle External Tank and Solid Rocket Booster Camera Systems (PDF, 383 KB)
Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) Enhancements (PDF, 184 KB)
Space Shuttle Main Engine Turbopump (PDF, 151 KB)
Space Shuttle Propulsion Systems (PDF, 395 KB)
Space Shuttle Propulsion Trivia (PDF, 256 KB)
Spinoffs from the Shuttle Program
Super Lightweight External Tank (PDF, 132 KB)

International Space Station
International Space Station Environmental Control and Life Support System (PDF, 1.67 MB)
Marshall Space Flight Center's Role in Development (PDF, 837 KB)
Payload Operations Center (PDF, 647 KB)
Payload Equipment Restraint System (PERS)
Volatile Removal Assembly Flight Experiment
Expedition Fourteen Science Operations Overview
Expedition Thirteen Science Operations Overview
Expedition Twelve Science Operations Overview
Expedition Eleven Science Operations Overview
Expedition Ten Science Operations Overview
Expedition Nine Science Operations Overview
Expedition Eight Science Operations Overview
Expedition Seven Science Operations Overview
Expedition Six Science Operations Overview
Expedition Five Science Operations Overview
Expedition Four Science Operations Overview
Expedition Three Science Operations Overview
Expedition Two Science Operations Overview
Materials Science Research Rack (MSRR)

Technology Demonstration Missions
Technology Demonstration Missions (PDF, 881 KB)

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