NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) was founded in 1959 at Greenbelt, Maryland. It launched its first weather satellite SIROS in 1960. GSFC at Greenbelt has 1121 acres for its 50 facilities.

Established in 1959 as the nation’s first space-flight complex, Goddard oversees a $4 billion portfolio and is home to about 10,000 employees spread across its 1,270-acre main campus and sites ...