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NASA works from twenty centers and facilities, with its headquarters in Washington, DC

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, is the civil aeronautics and space agency of the United States.
Its own About page says NASA works at its 20 centers and facilities across the country, with NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC.
Among the centres are the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Pasadena, the Johnson Space Center at Houston and the Kennedy Space Center, FL.
The Goddard Space Flight Center is at Greenbelt, the Marshall Space Flight Center at Huntsville, AL, and the Glenn Research Center at Cleveland, OH.
The Ames Research Center is at Moffett Field, the Langley Research Center at Hampton, VA, and the Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards.
Other installations include the Stennis Space Center, the Michoud Assembly Facility at New Orleans, LA, the Wallops Flight Facility, the White Sands Test Facility and the Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
NASA operates the International Space Station, which its own page calls the world's leading space laboratory.
The agency's Artemis campaign is its programme to establish an exploration presence on the Moon.

Centers and facilities: 20 centers and facilities Headquarters: Washington, DC Opened for business: October 1, 1958 Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Pasadena Johnson Space Center: Houston Goddard Space Flight Center: Greenbelt Marshall Space Flight Center: Huntsville, AL Lunar exploration campaign: Artemis
Why it matters for exams: Which NASA centre sits in which city is a standing one-mark question, and the agency's start date and centre count are the usual anchors for a question on the space institutions of the United States.
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In plain words

JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory — The NASA centre at Pasadena, listed among the agency's twenty centers and facilities.

ISS International Space Station — The orbiting laboratory operated by NASA with international partners and described on its page as the world's leading space laboratory.