Origin of Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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 Glennan, right, as the first administrator for NASA and Dr. Hugh L. Dryden as deputy administrator.
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9248169
Date Created
January 1, 1959
Center
MSFC
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