The Marshall Space Flight Center, officially the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center and known as MSFC, is located at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama with a Huntsville postal address, and is the United States government civilian rocketry and spacecraft propulsion research center. It is the largest NASA center, and its first mission was developing the Saturn launch vehicles for the Apollo program. It was formed on July 1, 1960.
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Founded Year HeadquartersRedstone Arsenal near Huntsville, Alabama 1 Marshall Space Flight Center
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On July 1, 1960 the Marshall Space Flight Center, or the MSFC, was created out of the old Redstone Arsenal.
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Located on the Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville, MSFC is named in honor of General of the Army George C. Marshall.
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View the SourceHelmut Hölzer (Encyclopedia Astronautica entry)
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As of 1960, Director, Computation Division, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
Dieter Grau (Encyclopedia Astronautica entry)
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As of 1960, Director, Quality Division, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
Walter Haeussermann (Encyclopedia Astronautica entry)
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As of 1960, Director, Guidance and Control Division, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, and led work on the Saturn launch vehicles.
Karl Heimburg (Encyclopedia Astronautica entry)
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As of 1960, Director, Test Division, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
Gerhard B. Heller (Encyclopedia Astronautica entry)
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As of 1960, Deputy Director, Research Projects Division, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
Helmut Horn (source article)
Associated With: Helmut Horn, Encyclopedia Astronautica entry, 1960 postQuote, Associated With: Helmut Horn, Encyclopedia Astronautica entry, 1960 post
As of 1960, Head, Dynamics Analysis Branch, Aeroballistics Division, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
Werner Kuers (source article)
Associated With: Werner Kuers, Encyclopedia Astronautica entry, 1960 postQuote, Associated With: Werner Kuers, Encyclopedia Astronautica entry, 1960 post
As of 1960, Deputy Director, Fabrication and Assembly Engineering Division, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
Hans Fichtner (source article)
Associated With: Hans Fichtner, Encyclopedia Astronautica entry, 1960 postQuote, Associated With: Hans Fichtner, Encyclopedia Astronautica entry, 1960 post
As of 1960, Head of Electrical Systems Integration Branch, Guidance and Control Division, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
William Mrazek (source article)
Associated With: William Mrazek, Encyclopedia Astronautica entry, 1960 postQuote, Associated With: William Mrazek, Encyclopedia Astronautica entry, 1960 post
By 1960 he was Director, Structures and Mechanics Division, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
Gerhard Reisig (Wikipedia)
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He worked at the Peenemünde Army Research Center during World War II and later, through Operation Paperclip, at the Marshall Space Flight Center.
Walter Jacobi (Wikipedia)
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he joined Marshall Space Flight Center to work for NASA.
Oscar Holderer (Wikipedia)
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He designed the wind tunnel used for Saturn V testing and oversaw the tunnel's construction at the Marshall Space Flight Center.
Hans Hüter (source article)
Associated With: Hans Hüter, Biography text, 1960 postQuote, Associated With: Hans Hüter, Biography text, 1960 post
As of 1960, Chief, Agena and Centaur Systems Office, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
Werner Dahm (Wikipedia)
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Chief of the Aerophysics Division at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center until 1992
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