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The Goddard Space Flight Center is a NASA research base in Greenbelt, Maryland dedicated to developing and operating unmanned scientific spacecraft and satellites.
This huge complex employs over 10,000 people and plays a vital role in our knowledge of the Earth, the solar system, and the universe.
The Goddard Space Flight Center has a small visitor’s center that displays spacecraft and technology, an educator’s resource center, and lots of videos.
Particularly popular is a video feed of the surface of our sun. Special events are held throughout the year, and a small gift shop sells reasonably priced NASA souvenirs.
8800 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20771, Phone: 301-286-9041
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