01 April 2020
JAXA and NASA astronauts announced for first operational Crew Dragon flight
.... Walker was born in Houston and began her career at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston in 1987 as a robotics flight controller for the space shuttle with Rockwell Space Operations Co. She became a NASA employee in 1995, working on robotics and...
09 August 2021
NASA is seeking applicants for yearlong simulated Mars mission
...as Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog - includes three one-year Mars surface simulations based at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. The analogs will support research to develop methods and technologies to prevent and resolve potential problems...
December 2014
Asteroid Redirect Mission: preparing for Mars in deep space
... elements) are being evaluated as well. NASA is prototyping and testing suit upgrades in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory at Johnson Space Center, where astronauts can perform critical EVA tasks in the microgravity of water. These tests are also being...
May 2024
Out of this world – NASA’s textile technicians and innovations for space voyages
... after the original unexpectedly tore off shortly after launch. The photo is now on display at the NASA Johnson Space Center. AxEMU Seamstresses sewed 21 layers of fine synthetic fabrics together to create suits that would protect the astronauts...
02 April 2020
Thousands Apply to Join NASA’s Artemis Generation, #BeAnAstronaut
... Board, which will assess the applicants’ qualifications and invite the most qualified candidates to the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston for interviews and medical tests before making a final selection. NASA expects to introduce the new...
12 June 2020
NASA picks Astrobotic to fly VIPER to the Moon
... software. The rover hardware is being designed and built by NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and the instruments are provided by Ames, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and commercial partner Honeybee Robotics in Altadena, California.
