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NASA Johnson Space Flight Center

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gov civilFounded 1961
Houston, Texas, United States
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Niklas Nienass toured the Johnson Space Center as part of his visit.

Mentioned as: johnson space centerNarrative GeneralJun 3, 2022European parliamentarian seeks to build up ties between U.S. and E.U. in space

Cosmonauts are scheduled to train at NASA’s Johnson Space Center and at SpaceX’s headquarters in California under the planned crew swap agreement.

Mentioned as: Johnson Space CenterOrg RelationshipMar 15, 2022Space station operations remain normal despite geopolitical tensions

Vanessa Wyche, director of Johnson Space Center, supports Howard Hu leading the Orion team and expects he will guide efforts to send the spacecraft and astronauts to the Moon.

Mentioned as: Johnson Space CenterTechnical ProductMar 2, 2022NASA Promotes From Within For Orion Program Manager

Spaceport Houston at Ellington Airport near NASA’s Johnson Space Center has been licensed since 2015 but had not hosted a launch as of early 2022.

Mentioned as: NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterNarrative GeneralFeb 25, 2022More spaceports, more problems

RS-51 from NASA’s Johnson Space Center will test a fast and cost-effective way to build cubesats and demonstrate some in-space inspection technologies.

Mentioned as: NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterNarrative GeneralFeb 7, 2022Astra aborts launch attempt

RS-51, from NASA’s Johnson Space Center, will test a fast and cost-effective way to build cubesats and demonstrate some in-space inspection technologies.

Mentioned as: NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterNarrative GeneralFeb 1, 2022Astra finalizes plans for first Florida launch

The United States granted Nikolai Chub a visa for training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center on 2022-01-26.

Mentioned as: Johnson Space CenterTechnical ProductJan 26, 2022Russian cosmonaut secures U.S. visa after initial denial

Roscosmos and its head Dmitry Rogozin identified an initial U.S. refusal to issue a visa to cosmonaut Nikolai Chub for training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on 2022-01-22.

Mentioned as: johnson space centerNarrative GeneralJan 26, 2022Russian cosmonaut secures U.S. visa after initial denial

NASA held a ceremony at Ellington Field near the Johnson Space Center in Houston on 2021-12-06 to introduce the astronaut class of 2021.

Mentioned as: johnson space centerNarrative GeneralDec 7, 2021NASA announces new astronauts as safety panel recommends strategic planning for space exploration

DART received support from NASA centers including the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Goddard Space Flight Center, Johnson Space Center, Glenn Research Center, and Langley Research Center.

Mentioned as: Johnson Space CenterOrg RelationshipOct 22, 2021NASA’s DART Journeys To Vandenberg Space Force Base For Launch

The Webb telescope was shipped to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston in 2017 for cryogenic testing in the Chamber A test facility.

Mentioned as: NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterNarrative GeneralOct 13, 2021NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Safely Shipped To French Guiana For Launch

Vanessa Wyche, who has been deputy director of Johnson Space Center since August 2018, will serve as acting director of the center.

Mentioned as: NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterNarrative PlanMay 3, 2021Johnson Space Center director steps down

Vanessa Wyche joined NASA in 1989 and has held positions that included director of Johnson Space Center’s exploration integration and science directorate and flight manager for several shuttle missions.

Mentioned as: Johnson Space CenterOrg RelationshipMay 3, 2021Johnson Space Center director steps down

Mark Geyer published a three-minute video on 2021-05-03 disclosing his decision to leave the position of director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center.

Mentioned as: Johnson Space CenterOrg RelationshipMay 3, 2021Johnson Space Center director steps down

NASA and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre entered a reimbursable Space Act Agreement in September 2020 to allow the two new UAE astronauts to train as part of NASA’s new astronaut class and to enable Hazzaa AlMansoori and Sultan AlNeyadi to undergo separate training at the Johnson Space Center.

Mentioned as: NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterNarrative GeneralApr 12, 2021UAE selects new astronauts, including first woman

Astrobotic’s Griffin Lander Analog Model (GLAM) arrived at NASA Johnson Space Center after being transported more than 1,483 km early 2021-03.

Mentioned as: NASA Johnson Space CenterTechnical ProductMar 18, 2021NASA JSC Receives Griffin Lunar Lander Model for Rover Testing

Media interested in participating in the 2021-03-15 news conference must RSVP to NASA Johnson Space Center’s newsroom at jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov no later than 8 a.m. on Monday, 2021-03-15.

Mentioned as: NASA Johnson Space CenterTechnical ProductMar 10, 2021NASA assigns astronaut mark vande hei to international space station crew

Blue Origin delivered a full-sized mockup of its lander to NASA’s Johnson Space Center for testing.

Mentioned as: Johnson Space CenterOrg RelationshipSep 16, 2020Dynetics to use in-space refueling for NASA lunar lander

The National Team will collaborate with NASA Johnson Space Center’s Astronaut Office to perform engineering and crew operations tests with astronauts.

Mentioned as: NASA Johnson Space CenterOrg RelationshipAug 20, 2020Blue Origin-Led National Team Delivers Lunar Lander Engineering Mockup to NASA

Blue Origin’s National Team installed a full-sized engineering mockup of its lunar lander in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center on 2020-08-20.

Mentioned as: Johnson Space CenterTechnical ProductAug 20, 2020Blue Origin team delivers lunar lander mockup to NASA
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