Johnson Space Center

Johnson Space Center
General
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Landing on the Moon is not easy, particularly when a crew or spacecraft must meet exacting requirements. For Artemis missions to the lunar surface, those requirements include an ability to land within an area about as wide as a football field in any lighting condition amid tough terrain. NASA’s official lunar landing requirement is to […]
Posted April 29, 2025
Johnson Space Center
General
People of Johnson
Sometimes an unexpected turn in a carefully planned career path leads to surprising opportunities for growth and exciting new experiences. For Jason Phillips, that turn steered toward NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Phillips joined the U.S. Air Force in 1994 and planned to serve for at least 20 years, but in 2010—while preparing for […]
Posted April 29, 2025
NASA Headquarters
Humans in Space
In-flight Education Downlinks
International Space Station (ISS)
Johnson Space Center
Learning Resources
Students from Santa Monica, California, will connect with NASA astronaut Jonny Kim as he answers prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics-related questions aboard the International Space Station. Watch the 20-minute space-to-Earth call at 12:10 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 29, on the NASA STEM YouTube Channel.
Posted April 23, 2025
International Space Station (ISS)
Astronauts
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
Media are invited to a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT Monday, April 28, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston where astronaut Don Pettit will share details of his recent mission aboard the International Space Station. The news conference will stream live on NASA’s website. Learn how to stream NASA content through a variety […]
Posted April 23, 2025
International Space Station (ISS)
Commercial Resupply
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
Kennedy Space Center
SpaceX Commercial Resupply
Following the successful launch of NASA’s SpaceX 32nd Commercial Resupply Services mission, new scientific experiments and supplies are bound for the International Space Station. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying approximately 6,700 pounds of cargo to the orbiting laboratory for NASA, lifted off at 4:15 a.m.
Posted April 21, 2025
International Space Station (ISS)
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated on April 21, 2025, to reflect updated start times for the spacewalk and associated NASA+ broadcast on Thursday, May 1. Two NASA astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station, conducting U.S. spacewalk 93 on Thursday, May 1, to complete station upgrades.
Posted April 18, 2025
Astronauts
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
Nichole Ayers
STEM Engagement at NASA
Students from Woodland Park, Colorado, will connect with NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers as she answers prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics-related questions from aboard the International Space Station. Watch the 20-minute space-to-Earth call at 11:55 a.m. EDT on Monday, April 21, on the NASA STEM YouTube Channel.
Posted April 17, 2025
Commercial Space
Commercial Crew
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
Low Earth Orbit Economy
Space Operations Mission Directorate
As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, four crew members from three space agencies will launch in the coming months to the International Space Station for a long-duration science expedition aboard the orbiting laboratory.
Posted March 27, 2025
Johnson Space Center
NEO Surveyor (Near-Earth Object Surveyor Space Telescope)
The instrument enclosure of NASA’s Near-Earth Object Surveyor is prepared for critical environmental tests inside the historic Chamber A at the Space Environment Simulation Laboratory at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston in December 2024.
Posted March 27, 2025
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