Which NASA center controls the Hubble spacecraft?

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center controls the Hubble spacecraft. Its Space Telescope Operations Control Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, sends commands, monitors the observatory, manages pointing, and responds to spacecraft problems.

NASA selected Goddard as Hubble’s lead center for scientific-instrument design and ground control before launch. Goddard engineers and operators have supported the telescope throughout its mission, including preparations for astronaut servicing flights and recovery from onboard failures.

The answer is sometimes confused with other NASA centers. Kennedy Space Center handled shuttle launch operations, Johnson Space Center supported human-spaceflight activities, and Jet Propulsion Laboratory built important Hubble instruments. Hubble’s science program is run with the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, but spacecraft operations remain a Goddard responsibility.

Goddard does not work alone: NASA centers, contractors, the European Space Agency, and STScI all contribute to Hubble. Still, for the specific question of who manages and controls the orbiting spacecraft, Goddard is the canonical answer.