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NASA Johnson Space Center

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The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC), located in Houston, Texas, is NASA's primary center for human spaceflight activities. JSC is responsible for astronaut training, research, and flight control, including the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center, which supports all American human spaceflights. It plays a pivotal role in programs like the International Space Station, Orion, and Artemis, partnering with international space agencies and commercial entities to advance human exploration and scientific discovery. Key activities include spacecraft design, development, testing, and mission operations.

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Virgin Galactic signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA’s Johnson Space Center to develop a private orbital astronaut readiness program.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jun 22, 2020Virgin Galactic to work with NASA on private orbital spaceflight experiences

NASA’s Johnson Space Center released images on 2020-02-22 of astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley training for the Demo-2 mission to SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Feb 24, 2020NASA preparing for long-duration SpaceX commercial crew test flight

The Johnson Space Center will lead the work to develop the unpressurized lunar rover.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.0Nov 20, 2019NASA to seek ideas for an Artemis lunar rover

NASA briefed plans for the ISS spacewalks on 2019-10-04 at the Johnson Space Center.

PlanValue 2.5Oct 5, 2019NASA prepares for ISS spacewalks and seeks input on lunar spacesuits

The OTIS telescope element underwent thermal vacuum testing at NASA’s Johnson Space Center before arriving in California in early 2018.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Aug 28, 2019JWST’s two sections assembled for the first time

The nine NASA centers that received independent assessments from The Aerospace Corp. under the 2011 contracts include NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Ames Research Center, NASA Johnson Space Center, Glenn Research Center, NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA Stennis Space Center, and NASA Langley Research Center.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Aug 21, 2019NASA awards Aerospace Corp. contract worth up to $621 million

Two Northrop Grumman habitation module mockups were tested at the Johnson Space Center earlier 2019.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.5Jul 23, 2019NASA to sole source Gateway habitation module to Northrop Grumman

NASA’s Human Research Program at Johnson Space Center will receive additional data from Christina Koch’s extended mission to support future missions to the Moon and Mars.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.6Apr 17, 2019Two NASA astronauts to get extended ISS stays

The Advancing Human Spaceflight Act directs NASA to establish an advanced spacesuit program at the Johnson Space Center.

LegalPlanValue 4.0Feb 27, 2019Senate bill seeks extension of the space station

Jeanette Epps returned to activities at Johnson Space Center after her removal, including getting recertified to fly the T-38 aircraft used by NASA for astronaut training.

GovernanceCapabilityValue 3.0Oct 30, 2018NASA astronaut still baffled by removal from ISS mission

An 2018-08-28 letter from several Republican members of the Texas congressional delegation requested that a future lunar lander program be based at Johnson Space Center in Texas.

LegalPlanValue 2.3Sep 5, 2018NASA delays decision on space technology reorganization

Vice President Mike Pence delivered a speech at NASA’s Johnson Space Center on 2018-08-23.

GeneralValue 1.0Aug 24, 2018Pence recaps space policy in JSC speech

Astrobotic will lead a public-private partnership that includes Moog Space and Defense, Moog Broad Reach, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and NASA Johnson Space Center to develop a commercial TRN and visual velocimetry sensor for lunar and planetary landers.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Aug 8, 2018Astrobotic Selected for NASA Award to Develop Sensor for Precise Planetary Landings

NASA released the revised commercial crew schedule ahead of a planned 2018-08-03 announcement at the Johnson Space Center of the astronauts that will fly the two companies’ crewed demonstration missions and the first post-certification missions by each company.

PlanValue 4.0Aug 2, 2018NASA confirms delays in Boeing and SpaceX commercial crew flights

The 2018-08-03 event at Johnson Space Center will also announce the crews for the first post-certification missions by Boeing and SpaceX.

PlanValue 1.6Jul 30, 2018Safety panel warns schedule for commercial crew test flights still uncertain

NASA will name the astronauts who will fly the crewed demonstration flights by Boeing and SpaceX during an event on 2018-08-03 at the Johnson Space Center.

PlanGovernanceValue 2.5Jul 30, 2018Safety panel warns schedule for commercial crew test flights still uncertain

Suborbital Flight Experiment Monitor-2 (SFEM-2) is an experiment from NASA Johnson Space Center that first flew on New Shepard Mission 8 and will collect additional data on Mission 9.

PlanGeneralValue 3.6Jul 17, 2018Payload Manifest on Mission 9

Janet Kavandi served in management positions at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, including director of flight crew operations responsible for the astronaut corps, before moving to Glenn.

GovernanceValue 3.5Jun 12, 2018Bridenstine endorses Kavandi for NASA deputy administrator

The James Webb Space Telescope optical telescope assembly, including its segmented mirror and suite of instruments, completed thermal vacuum testing at Johnson Space Center.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0May 2, 2018NASA struggling to get James Webb Space Telescope across the finish line

The 2018-04-29 New Shepard flight carried a payload from NASA’s Johnson Space Center to monitor environmental conditions in the capsule.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Apr 29, 2018New Shepard reaches space on eighth test flight
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