History of the Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Aerial view of the Goddard Space Flight Center
Agency overview
Formed	May 1, 1959
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters	Greenbelt, MD

Goddard Space Flight Center is NASA's first, and oldest, space center. It is named after Robert H. Goddard, the father of modern rocketry. Throughout its history, the center has managed, developed, and operated many notable missions, including the Cosmic Background Explorer, the Hubble Space Telescope, the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS), the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, and the Solar Dynamics Observatory.