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Station Nation: Meet Megan Harvey, Utilization Flight Lead and Capsule Communicator

Megan Harvey is a utilization flight lead and capsule communicator, or capcom, in the Research Integration Office at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. She integrates science payload constraints related to vehicles’ launch and landing schedules.

Posted May 21, 2025

NASA Centers & Facilities

NASA to Welcome Expedition 72 Astronauts Home at Space Center Houston

Four NASA astronauts will participate in a welcome home ceremony at Space Center Houston after recently returning from missions aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Don Pettit will share highlights from their missions at 6 p.m.

Posted May 20, 2025

Astromaterials

Science & Research

Andrea Harrington’s Vision Paves the Way for Lunar Missions

When future astronauts set foot on Mars, they will stand on decades of scientific groundwork laid by people like Andrea Harrington. As NASA’s sample return curation integration lead, Harrington is helping shape the future of planetary exploration and paving the way for interplanetary discovery. Harrington works in NASA’s Astromaterials Research

Posted May 20, 2025

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NASA, International Astronauts Address Students from New York, Ohio

NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi will answer prerecorded questions submitted by middle and high school students from New York and Ohio. Both groups will hear from the astronauts aboard the International Space Station in two separate events. The first event at 10:20 a.m.

Posted May 16, 2025

Humans in Space

Commercial Space

NASA Headquarters

NASA to Participate in Next Private Astronaut Mission Teleconference

NASA will join a media teleconference hosted by Axiom Space at 10:30 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, May 20, to discuss the launch of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Briefing participants include: To join the call, media must register with Axiom Space by 12 p.m., Monday, May 19, […]

Posted May 14, 2025

Artemis

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Aubrie Henspeter: Leading Commercial Lunar Missions

As NASA partners with American industry to deliver science and technology payloads to the Moon, a dedicated team behind the scenes ensures every mission is grounded in strategy, compliance, and innovation.

Posted May 13, 2025

General

NASA Expands Youth Engagement With New Scouting America Agreement

NASA and the Sam Houston Area Council (SHAC) of Scouting America signed a collaborative Space Act Agreement on December 17, 2024, expanding youth access to programs and opportunities with the Johnson Space Center’s Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) in Houston.

Posted May 7, 2025

Nilufar Ramji: Shaping Johnson’s Giant Leaps Forward

A first-generation college graduate, Nilufar Ramji was blazing trails long before arriving at NASA.

Posted May 6, 2025

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