space faq addresses archive name space addresses last modified date contacting nasa esa and other space agencies companies many space activities center around large government or international bureaucracies in the us that means nasa if you have basic information requests e g general pr info research grants data limited tours and especially summer employment typically resumes should be ready by jan etc consider contacting the nearest nasa center to answer your questions email typically will not get you any where computers are used by investigators not pr people the typical volume of mail per center is a multiple of letters a day seek the public information office at one of the below this is their job nasa the national aeronautics and space administration is the civilian space agency of of the united states federal government it reports directly to the white house and is not a cabinet post such as the military department of defense its k employees are civil servants and hence us citizens another k contractors also work for nasa nasa centers nasa headquarters nasa hq washington dc ask them questions about policy money and things of political nature direct specific questions to the appropriate center nasa ames research center arc moffett field ca some aeronautical research atmosphere reentry mars and venus planetary atmospheres lead center for helicopter research v stol etc runs pioneer series of space probes nasa ames research center dryden flight research facility dfrf p o box edwards ca aircraft mostly tested the shuttle orbiter landing characteristics developed x d x x x xb and of course the x nasa goddard space flight center gsfc greenbelt md outside of washington dc earth orbiting unmanned satellites and sounding rockets developed landsat jet propulsion laboratory jpl california institute of technology oak grove dr pasadena ca the heavies in planetary research probes and other unmanned projects they also had a lot to do with iras they run voyager magellan galileo and will run cassini craf etc etc for images probe navigation and other info about unmanned exploration this is the place to go jpl is run under contract for nasa by the nearby california institute of technology unlike the nasa centers above this distinction is subtle but critical jpl has different requirements for unsolicited research proposals and summer hires for instance in the latter an sf is useless employees are caltech employees contractors and for the most part have similar responsibilities they offer an alternative to funding after other nasa centers a fact sheet and description of jpl is available by anonymous ftp in ames arc nasa gov pub space faq jpldescription nasa johnson manned space center jsc houston tx jsc manages space shuttle ground control of manned missions astronaut training manned mission simulators nasa kennedy space flight center ksc titusville fl space launch center you know this one nasa langley research center larc hampton va near newport news va original nasa site specializes in theoretical and experimental flight dynamics viking long duration exposure facility nasa lewis research center lerc brookpark rd cleveland oh aircraft rocket propulsion space power generation materials research nasa marshall space flight center msfc huntsville al development production delivery of solid rocket boosters external tank orbiter main engines propulsion and launchers michoud assembly facility orleans parish new orleans la shuttle external tanks are produced here formerly michoud produced first stages for the saturn v stennis space center bay st louis mississippi space shuttle main engines are tested here as were saturn v first and second stages the center also does remote sensing and technology transfer research wallops flight center wallops island va aeronautical research sounding rockets scout launcher manager technology utilization office nasa scientific and technical information facility post office box baltimore maryland specific requests for software must go thru cosmic at the univ of georgia nasa s contracted software redistribution service you can reach them at cosmic uga bitnet note foreign nationals requesting information must go through their embassies in washington dc these are facilities of the us government and are regarded with some degree of economic sensitivity centers cannot directly return information without high center approval allow at least month for clearance this includes cosmic the us air force space command can be contacted thru the pentagon along with other department of defense offices they have unacknowledged offices in los angeles sunnyvale colorado springs and other locations they have a budget which rivals nasa in size arianespace headquarters boulevard de l europe b p evry cedex france arianespace inc pennsylvania avenue nw suite washington dc european space agency esa l enfant plaza s w washington d c national space development agency nasda hamamatsu cho chome minato ku tokyo japan soyuzkarta vologradsij pr moscow ussr space camp alabama space and rocket center u s space camp tranquility base vectorspace blvd huntsville al titusville fl registration and mailing list are handled through huntsville both camps are described in the same brochure programs offered at space camp are space camp one week youngsters completing grades space academy i one week grades aviation challenge one week high school program grades space academy ii days college accredited grades adult program days editorial comment it s great teachers program days space commerce corporation u s agent for soviet launch services pluto drive th flr texas commerce tower colorado springs co houston tx spacehab maryland avenue sw suite west washington dc spot image corporation preston white drive reston va fax other commercial space businesses vincent cate maintains a list with addresses and some info for a variety of companies in space related businesses this is mailed out on the space investors list he runs see the network resources faq and is also available by anonymous ftp from furmint nectar cs cmu edu in usr vac ftp space companies next faq schedules for space missions and how to see them
