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GSFC Academies
As the scientific flagship of the space agency, Goddard Space Flight Center
(GSFC) is committed to excellence in scientific investigation, in the development
and operation of space systems, and in the advancement of essential technologies.
GSFC is the lead center in NASA's Destination Earth program, which is dedicated
to understanding Earth as a global environmental system. State-of-the-art computational sciences
and scientific visualization is one of our strengths. In addition to supporting most of NASA's
low Earth orbiting satellites, the Flight Projects team has developed and is currently developing
hardware and mission planning for all of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Servicing missions. Researchers
at Goddard are exploring the components and the origins of galaxies, the nature of the inter-stellar
medium, and the complexities of our own Sun, primarily on missions conducted on GSFC developed,
constructed and operated satellites. GSFC produces enabling technologies in cryogenics, sensors,
robotics, and space-borne data systems.
Located just outside Washington, DC in suburban Maryland,
Goddard Academy students are well positioned to take advantage of many
local opportunities. The close proximity to NASA Headquarters gives students
unequaled access to government and space industry decision makers. Area universities
serve as host to many space related activities, such as the Space Systems
Laboratory at the University of Maryland, and the Space Telescope Science
Institute at the Johns Hopkins University. Integral to the summer student
laboratory experience will be planned visits to other NASA field centers,
including Kennedy Space Center, NASA Langley Research Center, Wallops Flight Facility and the
Goddard Institute for Space Studies (located in New York City). If you have questions about the
Goddard Academy, please contact Dave Rosage at (301) 286-0904.
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