Martian Voyagers: Meet the NASA Crew Who Lived on “Mars” for a Year
During the year-long CHAPEA mission, a team simulated living on Mars to gather insights into the psychological and operational challenges of space travel, providing valuable…
Johnson Space Center News
The Johnson Space Center (JSC) is NASA’s primary center for human spaceflight training, research, and flight control, located in Houston, Texas. Established in 1961 as the Manned Spacecraft Center, it was renamed in 1973 in honor of President Lyndon B. Johnson. JSC is home to the Mission Control Center, which has been pivotal in managing all of NASA’s manned space missions, from the Gemini and Apollo missions, including the historic Apollo 11 moon landing, to the Space Shuttle and International Space Station (ISS) operations. The center also oversees the training of astronauts, development of advanced human exploration systems, and research in human performance and space medicine. JSC plays a crucial role in NASA’s ongoing missions and future endeavors to explore outer space, including planned missions to Mars and continued exploration of the lunar surface.
Life on Mars: Lessons From NASA’s 378-Day CHAPEA Experiment
NASA’s inaugural CHAPEA crew completed a year-long simulated Mars mission at Johnson Space Center, involving four crew members who lived in a 3D-printed habitat to…
Moonwalk Rehearsals: NASA’s High-Tech Simulations in Arizona’s Lunar Landscape
NASA is conducting a week-long field test in Arizona’s San Francisco Volcanic Field to prepare for future moonwalks during the Artemis missions. Astronauts, engineers, and…
Unlocking the Building Blocks of Life With NASA’s Bennu Samples
Scientists now have access to detailed information on Bennu asteroid samples, enabling them to conduct research on these materials which may contain the building blocks…
Innovative Science Experiments Aboard NASA’s SpaceX 30th Resupply Mission to the ISS
NASA and the agency’s international partners are sending scientific investigations to the International Space Station on the 30th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission, including tests…
The Final Frontier of Science: Neurological Organoids and Space Farming
Astronauts on Expedition 71 will explore neurological, botanical, and physiological responses to space, contributing to safer space travel and sustainable life support systems. Studies of…
Beyond the Mission Goals: How NASA Surpassed Expectations With Asteroid Bennu
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft delivered an unprecedented 4.29 ounces of asteroid Bennu material to Earth, surpassing its mission goals. Despite initial challenges, the sample was successfully…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Team Triumphs Over Fasteners – Gains Access to Remaining Asteroid Sample
NASA’s Johnson Space Center team overcame technical challenges to access more of the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample, exceeding collection goals and setting the stage for a…
Deep Space Discoveries: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Edges Closer to Monumental Asteroid Sample Reveal
As the astromaterials curation team at NASA’s Johnson Space Center continues to collect the bonus asteroid Bennu particles located outside the OSIRIS-REx TAGSAM (Touch-and-Go Sample…
OSIRIS-REx’s Overflowing Treasures: A Stellar Surprise From Asteroid Bennu
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx sample collection from asteroid Bennu exceeded expectations in material quantity, slowing the curation process. Advanced analysis methods are underway, with a more detailed…
Black Dust and Debris: NASA Scientists Remove OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Canister Lid
NASA found debris on the OSIRIS-REx canister, which will be carefully disassembled at the Johnson Space Center. The world awaits the sample’s reveal in a…
Houston, We Have an Asteroid: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Sample Capsule Arrives at Johnson Space Center
NASA’s Johnson Space Center received the first U.S. asteroid sample from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on September 24. Scientists will soon analyze the sample from asteroid…
Mission Down Under: NASA’s Valkyrie Robot To Revolutionize Offshore Energy Operations
NASA is partnering with Woodside Energy in Western Australia to develop advanced remote operation capabilities for its Valkyrie robot. The aim is to enhance safety…
Preparing for Asteroid Bennu: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Astromaterials Lab Opens Doors to Media
Ahead of the first asteroid sample collected by the U.S. arriving on Earth in September, media are invited on Monday, July 24, to meet mission…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Will Deliver 4.5 Billion-Year-Old Asteroid Samples to Specially Designed Facility
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx is set to return samples from asteroid Bennu to Earth. These 4.5 billion-year-old samples will help scientists understand planet formation and life’s genesis,…
Joe Acaba Selected To Serve As NASA’s Chief Astronaut
NASA has selected veteran astronaut Joe Acaba as chief of the Astronaut Office at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. A decorated veteran of…
NASA Scientists Begin Studying 50-Year-Old Frozen Apollo 17 Moon Samples
Scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, recently received samples of the lunar surface that have been carefully stored in a freezer…
Know Your Crew…Four! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Mission Astronauts [Video]
After being together — every day — for many many months, preparing for a long-duration spaceflight, you’d think the astronauts of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission…