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Archive-name: space/addresses |
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Last-modified: $Date: 93/04/01 14:38:55 $ |
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Many space activities center around large Government or International |
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Bureaucracies. In the US that means NASA. If you have basic information |
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requests: (e.g., general PR info, research grants, data, limited tours, and |
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ESPECIALLY SUMMER EMPLOYMENT (typically resumes should be ready by Jan. 1), |
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etc.), consider contacting the nearest NASA Center to answer your questions. |
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EMail typically will not get you any where, computers are used by |
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investigators, not PR people. The typical volume of mail per Center is a |
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multiple of 10,000 letters a day. Seek the Public Information Office at one |
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of the below, this is their job: |
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NASA (The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is the |
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civilian space agency of of the United States Federal Government. |
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It reports directly to the White House and is not a Cabinet |
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post such as the military Department of Defense. Its 20K+ employees |
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are civil servants and hence US citizens. Another 100K+ contractors |
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also work for NASA. |
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NASA Headquarters (NASA HQ) |
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Washington DC 20546 |
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Ask them questions about policy, money, and things of political |
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nature. Direct specific questions to the appropriate center. |
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NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) |
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Moffett Field, CA 94035 |
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Some aeronautical research, atmosphere reentry, Mars and Venus |
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planetary atmospheres. "Lead center" for Helicopter research, |
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V/STOL, etc. Runs Pioneer series of space probes. |
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NASA Ames Research Center |
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Dryden Flight Research Facility [DFRF] |
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P. O. Box 273 |
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Edwards, CA 93523 |
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Aircraft, mostly. Tested the shuttle orbiter landing |
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characteristics. Developed X-1, D-558, X-3, X-4, X-5, XB-70, and of |
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course, the X-15. |
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) |
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Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
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[Outside of Washington DC] |
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Earth orbiting unmanned satellites and sounding rockets. Developed |
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) |
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California Institute of Technology |
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4800 Oak Grove Dr. |
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Pasadena, CA 91109 |
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The "heavies" in planetary research probes and other unmanned |
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projects (they also had a lot to do with IRAS). They run Voyager, |
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Magellan, Galileo, and will run Cassini, CRAF, etc. etc.. For |
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images, probe navigation, and other info about unmanned exploration, |
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this is the place to go. |
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JPL is run under contract for NASA by the nearby California |
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Institute of Technology, unlike the NASA centers above. This |
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distinction is subtle but critical. JPL has different requirements |
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for unsolicited research proposals and summer hires. For instance in |
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the latter, an SF 171 is useless. Employees are Caltech employees, |
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contractors, and for the most part have similar responsibilities. |
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They offer an alternative to funding after other NASA Centers. |
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A fact sheet and description of JPL is available by anonymous |
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FTP in |
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ames.arc.nasa.gov:pub/SPACE/FAQ/JPLDescription |
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NASA Johnson Manned Space Center (JSC) |
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Houston, TX 77058 |
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JSC manages Space Shuttle, ground control of manned missions. |
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Astronaut training. Manned mission simulators. |
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NASA Kennedy Space Flight Center (KSC) |
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Titusville, FL 32899 |
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Space launch center. You know this one. |
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NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) |
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Hampton, VA 23665 |
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[Near Newport News, VA] |
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Original NASA site. Specializes in theoretical and experimental |
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flight dynamics. Viking. Long Duration Exposure Facility. |
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NASA Lewis Research Center (LeRC) |
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21000 Brookpark Rd. |
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Cleveland, OH 44135 |
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Aircraft/Rocket propulsion. Space power generation. Materials |
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research. |
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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) |
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Huntsville, AL 35812 |
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Development, production, delivery of Solid Rocket Boosters, External |
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Tank, Orbiter main engines. Propulsion and launchers. |
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Michoud Assembly Facility |
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Orleans Parish |
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New Orleans, LA 70129 |
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Shuttle external tanks are produced here; formerly Michoud produced |
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first stages for the Saturn V. |
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Stennis Space Center |
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Bay St. Louis, Mississippi 39529 |
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Space Shuttle main engines are tested here, as were Saturn V first |
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and second stages. The center also does remote-sensing and |
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technology-transfer research. |
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Wallops Flight Center |
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Wallops Island, VA 23337 |
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Aeronautical research, sounding rockets, Scout launcher. |
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Manager, Technology Utilization Office |
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NASA Scientific and Technical Information Facility |
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Post Office Box 8757 |
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Baltimore, Maryland 21240 |
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Specific requests for software must go thru COSMIC at the Univ. of |
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Georgia, NASA's contracted software redistribution service. You can |
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reach them at [email protected]. |
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NOTE: Foreign nationals requesting information must go through their |
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Embassies in Washington DC. These are facilities of the US Government |
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and are regarded with some degree of economic sensitivity. Centers |
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cannot directly return information without high Center approval. Allow |
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at least 1 month for clearance. This includes COSMIC. |
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The US Air Force Space Command can be contacted thru the Pentagon along with |
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other Department of Defense offices. They have unacknowledged offices in |
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Los Angeles, Sunnyvale, Colorado Springs, and other locations. They have |
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a budget which rivals NASA in size. |
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Boulevard de l'Europe |
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91006 Evry Cedex |
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France |
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1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 875 |
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Washington, DC 20006 |
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955 L'Enfant Plaza S.W. |
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Washington, D.C. 20024 |
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4-1 Hamamatsu-Cho, 2 Chome |
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Minato-Ku, Tokyo 105, JAPAN |
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45 Vologradsij Pr. |
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Moscow 109125 |
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Alabama Space and Rocket Center U.S. SPACE CAMP |
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1 Tranquility Base 6225 Vectorspace Blvd |
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Huntsville, AL 35805 Titusville FL 32780 |
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Registration and mailing list are handled through Huntsville -- both |
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camps are described in the same brochure. |
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Programs offered at Space Camp are: |
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Space Camp - one week, youngsters completing grades 4-6 |
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Space Academy I - one week, grades 7-9 |
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Aviation Challenge - one week high school program, grades 9-11 |
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Space Academy II - 8 days, college accredited, grades 10-12 |
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Adult Program - 3 days (editorial comment: it's great!) |
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Teachers Program - 5 days |
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SPACE COMMERCE CORPORATION (U.S. agent for Soviet launch services) |
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504 Pluto Drive 69th flr, Texas Commerce Tower |
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Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Houston, TX 77002 |
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600 Maryland Avenue, SW |
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Suite 201 West |
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Washington, DC 20004 |
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1857 Preston White Drive, |
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Reston, VA 22091 |
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Vincent Cate maintains a list with addresses and some info for a variety |
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of companies in space-related businesses. This is mailed out on the |
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space-investors list he runs (see the "Network Resources" FAQ) and is also |
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available by anonymous ftp from furmint.nectar.cs.cmu.edu (128.2.209.111) in |
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/usr/vac/ftp/space-companies. |
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NEXT: FAQ #9/15 - Schedules for space missions, and how to see them |
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