Washington, D.C., United States
Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters
Washington, D.C., United States
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
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The Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters, located at 300 E Street SW in Washington, D.C., is a 106.92-meter-tall building that opened in 1992 as Two Independence Square, part of a two-building complex designed by the architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox. Blending Art Deco and postmodern styles, it houses NASA leadership and administrative functions, including the James E. Webb Memorial Auditorium, which hosts agency news conferences and events, along with a lending library, archives, history office, and NASA TV production facilities. Originally owned by a South Korean investment firm and leased to NASA through 2028, the building was renamed in 2020 to honor Mary W. Jackson, NASA's first Black woman engineer, with an official ceremony held in February 2021. In 2023, NASA opened the Earth Information Center exhibit in the lobby—the first time the public was welcomed into the building—showcasing how NASA tracks climate and environmental data from space.
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Movement
- Built
- Type
- building of public administration, headquarters, NASA facility
- Height
- 106.92 m
- Place
- Washington, D.C., United States
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