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George C. Marshall Space Flight Center

 Organization

Historical Information

The George C. Marshall Space Flight Center was established July 1, 1960 in Huntsville, Alabama. It has been a leader in human spaceflight, exploration, and scientific missions for NASA.

Citation:
"Marshall History." (2025, June 5). nasa.gov. Accessed on July 25, 2025. https://www.nasa.gov/marshall/marshall-space-flight-center-history/

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

David G. Lane papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSS 23
Scope and Contents

Materials include reports from Lane's work as a project engineer at the NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The reports detail wind tunnel testing for a 1969 Skylab project. Also included is a Marshall Star publication from January 6, 1971 mentioning Lane receiving an award from the Marshall Center.

Dates: 1967 - 1971

Phillip K. Tompkins papers

 Unprocessed Material — Box [restricted] 1
Identifier: 2023-117

Richard C. Roberts papers on Saturn V Component Testing

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSA 299
Scope and Contents The Richard C. Roberts papers on Saturn V Component Testing document Roberts' work on the Saturn V vehicle. The collection includes two test reports on components of the Saturn V vehicle. The reports were written by Richard C. Roberts, while he worked for the Brown Engineering Company at the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. In an e-mail to the Archives' staff, Richard Roberts noted, "Flex Hose Cycle Test was a qualification test for 6" and 8" diameter flexible...
Dates: 1957 - 1981