National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC)

The National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC) is a research organization with its core facility in Huntsville, Ala. A partnership between NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama universities, federal agencies and industry, the Center is a laboratory for cutting-edge research in selected scientific and engineering disciplines. Not only does the NSSTC enable cutting-edge basic and applied research, it also fosters the education of the next generation of scientists and engineers. Undergraduate and graduate students participate in the cooperative research and experience is provided for educators. Research performed by the National Space Science and Technology Center ranges from pure science to technology development - with spacecraft, sounding rockets, balloons and aircraft, as well as laboratory experiments being used to perform this research.