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Goddard Engineering and Technology Directorate

ISAM Facilities

  • An overhead look at the layout of the Robotic Operations Center (ROC) at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.

    Robotic Operations Center (ROC)

    The Robotic Operations Center (ROC) is a one-of-a-kind facility that develops and demonstrates technologies needed to further In-space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing missions. Spread out across three work areas, the facility houses a range of motion platforms including two 7-Degrees of Freedom (DOF) industrial robots, one 7-DOF…

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  • The Robotic Technology Center maintains multiple robotic platforms for technology development in the field of space robotics.

    Robotic Technology Center (RTC)

    The Robotic Technology Center (RTC) is a state-of-the-art facility that develops technologies needed to further In-space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) missions and supports Goddard’s ISAM research and development. Spread out over four work areas, the Robotic Technology Center (RTC) houses a range of motion platforms including four…

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  • Robot operators conducting testing with an industrial robot arm and the RRM3 payload at the Servicing Technology Center at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.

    Servicing Technology Center (STC)

    The Servicing Technology Center (STC) has proven itself to be a staple of In-space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) flight hardware development. The STC has supported and continues to support International Space Station (ISS) operations, and was integral in developing, integrating, and testing elements of NASA’s Robotic…

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