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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt Campus Master Plan Environmental Assessment

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of implementing a new Master Plan for the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Greenbelt Campus.  The EA was prepared to satisfy NASA’s obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and also serves as a means for ensuring compliance with a variety of other Federal statutes, including the Endangered Species Act. NASA has made a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) with respect to the proposed implementation of the Greenbelt Campus Master Plan.

An aerial photograph of the NASA Goddard Visitor Center, with white and brick rectangular buildings peeking out from among dense green trees behind a tall white rocket. The rocket stands in the center of a tan paved circle and is shaped like a pencil with a long, slim tower and a slight bulge at the top. Several smaller red, white, and yellow rockets are displayed on their sides around the paved circle, with another rocket standing in a smaller, white paved circle near the trees.
Aerial view of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, in 2010.
NASA Goddard/Bill Hrybyk

The FONSI along with the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) which supports the FONSI can be viewed at the following links:

Proposed Action

The NASA GSFC Greenbelt Campus Master Plan would be implemented over a 20-year period during which time numerous buildings would be demolished, constructed, and renovated and general infrastructure maintenance and improvement activities would continue throughout the installation.  NASA would explore different options for some excess buildings and land areas to include divesting land, divesting buildings and potential future partnerships with non-NASA entities. For more information visit the master plan website.

Public Involvement

– Scoping

During the scoping period from July 16 to August 14, 2020, NASA GSFC invited the public, government agencies, and other interested parties to comment on the scope of the environmental review. A notice was published in the Greenbelt News Review on July 16, 2020 announcing the 30-day scoping period. The input informed the preparation of the Draft EA.

– Draft EA Public Comment

NASA GSFC published a Notice of Availability (NOA) in the Greenbelt News Review on March 4, 2021 announcing the 30-day public comment period of the Draft EA.

Point of Contact

For any questions regarding the Greenbelt Campus Master Plan EA or the NASA GSFC-Greenbelt NEPA program, please contact:  

Irene Romero
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
8800 Greenbelt Road
Greenbelt, Maryland 20771
Irene.J.Romero@nasa.gov

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