Dec 5, 2025 · Goddard is NASA’s premiere space flight complex and home to the nation’s largest organization of scientists, engineers, and technologists who build spacecraft, instruments, and new …

By 1915 his pioneering work had dramatically improved the efficiency of the solid-fueled rocket, signaling the era of the modern rocket and innovation. He and his team launched 34 rockets between …

Jan 10, 2026 · NASA’s newly confirmed administrator visited Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland and defended the decision to close the facility’s library – NASA’s largest. Jared Isaacman …

Dec 3, 2025 · To this day, Goddard manages operations for the iconic Hubble Space Telescope, and is also the site where its successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, was developed ahead of its …

Robert Goddard (born October 5, 1882, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.—died August 10, 1945, Baltimore, Maryland) was an American professor and inventor generally acknowledged to be the …

Jan 6, 2026 · The library at Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland is closing after a number of disruptions and reductions by the Trump administration. Staff members say it's degrading NASA's …

Jan 5, 2026 · The library at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, home to thousands of books and documents chronicling America’s space history, is closing in the coming …

Goddard pioneered several fields of spacecraft development, including modular spacecraft design, which reduced costs and made it possible to repair satellites in orbit. Goddard's Solar Max satellite, …

Dec 15, 2025 · Dr. Robert Hutchings Goddard (1882-1945) is considered the father of modern rocket propulsion. A physicist of great insight, Goddard also had a unique genius for invention. It is in …

Jul 23, 2025 · Since 1959, Goddard has been the home to missions and projects that explore the cosmos from our home planet and beyond. Learn more about operational and past missions …