Part 1: The Welcome at Goddard Space Center

The Gate

The Front Gate at Goddard Space Flight Center at 

9:30 AM Saturday September 26, 2015.

The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. 20771 ran an Open House. NASA started running out of food at the end of the day. They ran Shuttle Buses all day however, I heard people expressing there fears that everyone will not be able to leave before the Shuttle Buses leave for the day at 5:00 PM. They expected 10,000 people like they had 4 years ago. They got 10s of thousands of people. They were not prepared for such a large group.     



Pastor Brenda Grey, Pastor Myrtice Rhodes (Taking the Pictures), sister of Brenda was part of my group. Brenda's husband could not make it. 



Darnell and Myrtice taking a picture by Brenda.



So let start looking at what got me so excited about what is going on in NASA. I left my little Group early and started visiting several departments at the center. 



This center is dedicated to Dr. Robert H. Goddard. 

The Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Scholarship

The National Space Club awards a $10,000 scholarship each year, in memory of Dr. Robert H. Goddard, America's rocket pioneer. The scholarship is presented at the Goddard Memorial Dinner each spring, for the following academic year. The award is given to stimulate the interest of talented students in the opportunity to advance scientific knowledge through space research and exploration.

If you don't prepare for it then you can't qualify to win it. 

http://www.spaceclub.org/education/goddard.html

The visitors was greeted by  

Emmett V. Jordan  

City Council
Title: Mayor

As well as 

Physicist, NASA Astronaut John Grunsfield are on the stage.

In Part 2, we will see what I learned in the labs, workshops, and control rooms.

This is a map of the Center.

Earth Right Now -- Your planet is changing.
See this information in Building 32, the mall and Visitors Center.

International Space Station -- Working off the Earth for the Earth.
See it in Building 13.

Mars-Journey to Mars
See it in Building 34.

Solar System and Beyond -- NASA: We are out there
See it in Building 1, 14, 34, and 28.

Aeronautics Research -- NASA is with you when you fly
See it in Building 7 and Visitor Center.

Technology -- Technology Drives Exploration
See it in Building 1, 5, 7, 13, 28, and 29.

If you want information tweet them at @NASAGoddard or WWW.nasa.gov
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