Origin of Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
Summary
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was created on October 1, 1958, to perform civilian research related to space flight and aeronautics. President Eisenhower commissioned Dr. T. Keith Glernan, right, as the first administrator for NASA and Dr. Hugh L. Dryden as deputy administrator.
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Date
01/01/1959
Location
Marshall Spaceflight Center, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, United States, 35808, 34.63076, -86.66505
Source
NASA
Copyright info
Public Domain Dedication (CC0)