NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
From the mighty roar of rocket engines to extraordinary scientific discoveries about our universe, Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama is enabling the nations exploration of space as it has since 1960.
While the center inspired the "Rocket City" nickname of its hometown, propulsion is only one of the many cutting-edge exploration and research projects going on at Marshall. The center uses its talented team members, extensive experience and state-of-the-art facilities to serve the interests of both science and exploration.
The result? Increased understanding about our universe, ground-breaking scientific discoveries, improvements to life on Earth, and an improved ability to work and live in space.
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
A novel electromagnetic thruster passed an initial test in a specialized chamber at JPL. With further development, these thrusters could support human missions to the Red Planet!
This lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster work is led by JPL in collaboration with Princeton University in New Jersey and NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. It is funded by NASA’s Space Nuclear Propulsion project, based out of NASA Marshall.
Read more at www.nasa.gov/missions/tech-demonstration/nasa-fire…
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🚀 Enjoy these views of the Artemis II launch from cameras affixed to the rocket! On April 1, 2026, the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket lifted off, sending four astronauts on a test flight around the Moon and back aboard their Orion spacecraft. These cameras, developed by engineers at NASA Marshall, are called the Flight Imaging Launch Monitoring Real-time System (FILMRS). They are able to survive some of the harshest environments during launch.
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⛽ NASA is continuing to conduct the Artemis II wet dress rehearsal – a fueling test of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket - today, Feb. 2. Check for updates at nasa.gov/blogs/missions/
Fun fact: Once fully fueled, SLS will weigh 5.74 million pounds (2,604 metric tons)!
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Smooth ride ahead! 🚀
NASA engineers used cutting-edge supercomputers and wind tunnel testing to improve the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for Artemis II, the first crewed mission around the Moon.
Supercomputers and wind tunnels converge at NASA's Ames Research Center—explore how this state-of-the-art capability delivers smarter, more cost-effective science >> www.nasa.gov/directorates/esdmd/common-exploration…
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Rings are trending? 💍
Although they are the biggest and brightest, #DYK that Saturn isn't the only planet in our solar system with rings? Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune all possess ring systems as well.
Learn more about our planets >> go.nasa.gov/4fWRxcr
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Refresh with a rewatch! 📺
It's time to get those brains working again as we head #BackToSchool. So, check out our "Nerdy Words" series where NASA SLS (Space Launch System) team members break down key terms in a fun way!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYN4_...
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This Saturday, July 19, #NASAMarshall and our partners will be celebrating our 65th anniversary at the Orion Amphitheater in Huntsville, Alabama. This free event will run from 12 to 5 p.m. CT featuring space exhibits, music, food vendors, and hands-on activities for all ages.
We hope to see you there! www.nasa.gov/feature/marshalls-65th-birthday/
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✨ Meet J1023, a transitional millisecond pulsar that flips between quiet and chaos.
Thanks to new observations from #NASAIXPE and other telescopes, scientists found that X-rays from the rare pulsar system do not come from the star itself, but the pulsar wind. This chaotic mix of gases, shock waves, magnetic fields, and particles accelerated near the speed of light interacts with the accretion disk to produce the light we detect.
READ MORE >> go.nasa.gov/40XcBJw
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LIVE from Promontory, Utah! 📺
Watch as Northrop Grumman conducts the first full-scale static test fire of the Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) solid rocket motor for NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) youtube.com/live/T3TfNZsCxDU?feature=shared
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✨ Small galaxy, big star power!
NGC 4449 is a starburst galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici located just 12.5 million light-years away. Captured in striking detail by Hubble Space Telescope, this small but mighty galaxy is punching way above its weight—forming new stars at a rate that’s lighting up its entire structure.
Read more - science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-studies-sm…
Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, E. Sabbi, D. Calzetti, A. Aloisi
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