Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), located in Huntsville, Alabama, is NASA's primary center for rocket propulsion systems and is a key facility for developing and testing launch vehicles and spacecraft. MSFC played a critical role in the Apollo program, developing the Saturn V rockets, and continues to be a leader in the development of the Space Launch System (SLS) for the Artemis program. As one of NASA's largest field centers, MSFC partners with various government and industry organizations to solve complex technical challenges related to spaceflight, including the International Space Station (ISS) design and assembly, and cutting-edge science and research projects. Keywords associated with MSFC include rocket propulsion, space systems, launch vehicles, Artemis program, and the International Space Station.
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United Launch Alliance is conducting structural tests of the Blue Ring system at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.
The Blue Ring STA is undergoing load testing in a test facility at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.
Blue Ring structural tests at Marshall Space Flight Center are being used to analyze the structure’s response to stresses expected during launch and on-orbit operations.
The SLS rocket was designed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
Voyager Technologies’ 2025 Mars-bound airlock study with NASA Marshall identified key technical challenges unique to deep-space missions that are addressed by capabilities covered in the new patent.
In 2025, Voyager Technologies completed a Cooperative Agreement Notice with NASA Marshall Space Flight Center to study integration of an airlock on a Mars-bound vehicle.
Marshall Space Flight Center teams conducted more than 100 cold-flow tests on the engineering development unit over several months in 2025.
Jason Turpin is the manager of the Space Nuclear Propulsion Office at NASA Marshall.
The cold-flow tests at NASA Marshall represent the culmination of a multi-year activity involving NASA and its industry partners.
Jason Turpin is the manager of the Space Nuclear Propulsion Office at NASA Marshall.
The cold-flow tests at NASA Marshall are the culmination of a multi-year activity involving NASA and its industry partners.
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama conducted more than 100 tests on an engineering development unit over several months in 2025.
The engineering development unit tested at NASA Marshall measures 44 inches by 72 inches.
NASA Marshall is testing a new planetary lander engine.
On January 10, 2026, NASA Marshall removed two test stands, the Propulsion and Structural Test Facility and the Dynamic Test Facility, through carefully coordinated implosions.
During the summer, Antares and NASA conducted an electrically heated demonstration of the reactor system at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
Huntsville, Alabama is home to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, which designed and tested much of the Saturn V.
The Marshall Space Flight Center at NASA conducted layoffs affecting dozens of staff involved with International Space Station (ISS) programs.
Joseph Pelfrey stepped down as the director of Marshall Space Flight Center at the end of September.
NASA made a round of layoffs targeting staff working on programs related to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL.