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Goddard Space Flight Center

The Goddard Space Flight Center is a major NASA space research laboratory located approximately 6.5 miles northeast of Washington, D.C, in , United States.
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  • Type: Scientific research base
  • Description: NASA space research laboratory established in 1959 as NASA’s first space flight center
  • Also known as: “Gsfc”, “GSFC”, “NASA Goddard”, “NASA Goddard Space Flight Center”, and “Space Flight Center”
  • Postal code: 20771
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sri Siva Vishnu Temple and Diyanet Center of America.

Hindu temple
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is a located in , right outside of Washington D.C. It is one of the largest temples in the United States. is situated 2,800 feet south of Goddard Space Flight Center.

Mosque
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is a non-profit organization funded by the Turkish government that is based in , serving the needs of the Muslim community in the . is situated 4,100 feet southeast of Goddard Space Flight Center.

School
is a comprehensive science and technology public magnet high school in the in unincorporated , United States, with a postal address. is situated 4,200 feet east of Goddard Space Flight Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seabrook and Greenbelt.

Village
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States, located approximately 12 miles east of Per the 2020 census, the population was 19,627.

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is a city in , United States, and a suburb of At the 2020 census, the population was 24,921.

Village
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is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 14,698 at the 2020 census. is situated 1½ miles east of Goddard Space Flight Center.

Goddard Space Flight Center

Latitude
38.99233° or 38° 59′ 32″ north
Longitude
-76.85247° or 76° 51′ 9″ west
Elevation
180 feet (55 metres)
Open location code
87C5X4RX+W2
Geo­Names ID
4356342
Wiki­data ID
Q52152
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Goddard Space Flight Center” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مركز غودارد لرحلات الفضاء”
  • Asturian: “Goddard Space Flight Center”
  • Belarusian: “Цэнтр касмічных палётаў Годарда”
  • Catalan: “Centre de vol espacial Goddard”
  • Central Kurdish: “ناوەندی فڕینی بۆشایی گۆدارد”
  • Chinese: “戈达德太空飞行中心”
  • Czech: “Goddardovo kosmické středisko”
  • Danish: “Goddard Space Flight Center”
  • Dutch: “Goddard Space Flight Center”
  • Esperanto: “Goddard Space Flight Center”
  • Estonian: “Goddardi Kosmosekeskus”
  • Finnish: “Goddardin avaruuskeskus”
  • French: “Goddard Space Flight Center”
  • French: “GSFC”
  • French: “NASA Goddard Space Flight Center”
  • German: “Goddard Space Flight Center”
  • German: “GSFC”
  • German: “NASA Goddard Space Flight Center”
  • German: “NASA Goddard”
  • Hebrew: “מרכז טיסות החלל גודרד”
  • Hindi: “गोडार्ड स्पेस फ्लाइट सेंटर”
  • Hungarian: “Goddard Űrközpont”
  • Indonesian: “Goddard Space Flight Center”
  • Indonesian: “Pusat Penerbangan Antariksa Goddard”
  • Irish: “Goddard Space Flight Center”
  • Irish: “GSFC”
  • Irish: “NASA Goddard”
  • Italian: “Goddard Space Flight Center”
  • Japanese: “ゴダード宇宙飛行センター”
  • Korean: “고다드 우주 비행 센터”
  • Korean: “고더드 우주 비행 센터”
  • Latvian: “Godarda Kosmosa lidojumu centrs”
  • Luxembourgish: “Goddard Space Flight Center”
  • Macedonian: “GSFC”
  • Macedonian: “Центар за вселенски летови „Годард“”
  • Malay: “Goddard Space Flight Center”
  • N'Ko: “ߜ߭ߐߘߊߙߘ ߛߑߔߋߛ ߝߑߟߊߌ߫ ߛߍ߲ߕߊ߬”
  • N'Ko: “ߜ߭ߐߘߊߙߘ ߝߏ߬ߟߏ߲߬ߝߊ߬ߟߊ߲߬ߕߍ ߜߊ߲ߠߌ߲ ߕߊ߲ߓߊ߲”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Goddard Space Flight Center”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Goddard Space Flight Center”
  • Persian: “مرکز پرواز فضایی گادرد”
  • Persian: “مرکز پروازهای فضایی گادرد”
  • Persian: “مرکز پروازهای فضایی گودارد”
  • Polish: “Centrum Lotów Kosmicznych imienia Roberta H. Goddarda”
  • Portuguese: “Centro de Voos Espaciais Goddard”
  • Portuguese: “Goddard Space Flight Center”
  • Romanian: “Centrul de Zbor Spațial Goddard”
  • Russian: “Центр космических полётов Годдарда”
  • Slovak: “Goddardovo centrum pre vesmírne lety”
  • Slovenian: “Goddardov center za vesoljske polete”
  • Slovenian: “Goddardov vesoljski center”
  • Slovenian: “GSFC”
  • Spanish: “Centro de vuelo espacial Goddard”
  • Spanish: “Centro de Vuelo Espacial Goddard”
  • Spanish: “Centro espacial goddard”
  • Spanish: “Goddard Space Flight Center”
  • Spanish: “GSFC”
  • Spanish: “NASA Goddard Space Flight Center”
  • Spanish: “NASA Goddard”
  • Spanish: “Space Flight Center”
  • Swedish: “Goddard Space Flight Center”
  • Tamil: “கோடார்டு விண்வெளி பறப்பு மையம்”
  • Thai: “ศูนย์การบินอวกาศก็อดเดิร์ด”
  • Turkish: “Goddard Uzay Uçuş Merkezi”
  • Ukrainian: “Центр космічних польотів імені Ґоддарда”
  • Vietnamese: “Trung tâm Chuyến bay Không gian Goddard”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Goddard and Seabrook Acres.

Nearby Places

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