The Queen To Visit NASA’s Goddard
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh will visit NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., on Tuesday, May 8. The tour of Goddard is occurring near the end of the queen’s visit to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement in Virginia.
Goddard is home to the largest organization of scientists and engineers in the United States dedicated to learning and sharing knowledge of the Earth, sun, solar system and universe. The visit gives the royal couple the opportunity to meet 21st century explorers of new worlds. The visit is indicative of the long history of collaboration with the United Kingdom, including the Hubble Space Telescope and Solar Dynamics Observatory. Read more
