October 2015
Houston, we have a Spaceport
... an Aerospace Cluster that will harness local strengths in industry and academia, together with the NASA Johnson Space Center, to build an integrated approach to 21st Century aerospace research, design and development. This will serve to attract...
14 February 2018
Martian meteorite to be used as target practice
... a database listing these vetted meteorites. To select the right one for SHERLOC, JPL turned to contacts at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, as well as the Natural History Museum of London. They tried several samples and ultimately agreed...
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...
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...
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...
