Title

Eisenhower unveils Marshall bust, USA, September 8, 1960. Creator: NASA.

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Eisenhower unveils Marshall bust, USA, September 8, 1960. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Katherine Tupper Marshall unveil the bronze bust of her husband General George C. Marshall during the dedication ceremony of the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama. On October 21, 1959, President Eisenhower directed the transfer of personnel from the Redstone Arsenal's Army Ballistic Missile Agency Development Operations Division to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). A new field installation of NASA was designated as George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), and its complex was formed within the boundaries of Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. MSFC began its operation on July 1, 1960 after the transfer ceremony, with Dr. Wernher von Braun as Center Director.

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