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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Latest Marshall News

40 second J2x engine test on May 25, 2012

J-2X Engine Continues to Set Standards

Testing of the next-generation J-2X rocket engine continues to set standards with a 40-second test of the engine on May 25.

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Composite of M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy

M101: A Pinwheel in Many Colors

This multi-spectral view shows that both young and old stars are evenly distributed along the Pinwheel Galaxy's tightly-wound spiral arms.

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Venus transit 2004, seen near West Orange, N.J.

Web Chat: Watch the Venus Transit Live!

Venus is making its last transit until 2117 -- don't miss it it! On the evening of June 5, NASA experts will answer your questions via live Web chat.

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Spectacular images from the Hinode spacecraft show the solar eclipse, which darkened the sky in parts of the Western United States and Southeast Asia yesterday. This image shows the sun 2 minutes after the start of the partial eclipse of the Sun.

Hinode Witnesses Solar Eclipse

Spectacular images from the Hinode spacecraft show the solar eclipse, which darkened the sky in parts of the world yesterday.

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A Lyrid meteor over Earth at Night, seen from the International Space Station at 5:34:22 UT on April 22, 2012.

Stunning Lyrid Meteor Over Earth at Night

Video from the International Space Station shows breathtaking images of Earth with Lyrid meteors burning up in the atmosphere.

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Four aluminum domes, each created using innovative friction stir welding processes, are seen in this view of the Marshall Space Flight Center Advanced Welding and Manufacturing Facility.

Friction Stir Welding Unites Reliability, Affordability

NASA's Space Launch System is moving further in development faster thanks to proven advanced technologies like friction stir welding.

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Brief J2X engine test on May 16 2012 at Stennis Space Center

J-2X Engine: Shake, Rattle and Roar

The shake, rattle and roar was brief, but the J-2X test on May 16 at Stennis Space Center moved NASA ever closer to deep space.

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Composite image of galaxy UGC 5189A

A Supernova Cocoon Breakthrough

Observations with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory may help astronomers understand why some supernovas are much more powerful than others.

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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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    Marshall Information Sheet

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