Johnson Space Center

Artemis

View the Gateway space station's first pressurized module, HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost), illuminated in stunning detail. Learn more about its role in supporting Artemis missions.

Posted July 10, 2024

Johnson Space Center

Artemis

Commercial Space

Commercial Space Programs

Missions

NASA Centers & Facilities

People of Johnson

The Future of Commercial Space

From Polar Peaks to Celestial Heights: Christy Hansen’s Unique Path to Leading NASA’s Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program

Christy Hansen’s journey with NASA spans more than two decades and is marked by roles that have shaped her into a leader in space exploration. Now serving on a six-month rotation as the deputy manager for NASA’s CLDP (Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program) at Johnson Space Center in Houston, she brings 25 years of […]

Posted July 9, 2024

Ames Research Center

CubeSat Launch Initiative

CubeSats

Johnson Space Center

Launch Services Program

Eight CubeSats Lift Off for NASA on Firefly Aerospace Rocket!

As part of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative, Firefly Aerospace launched eight small satellites on July 3 aboard the company’s Alpha rocket. Named “Noise of Summer,” the rocket successfully lifted off from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 9:04 p.m. PDT.

Posted July 4, 2024

Johnson Space Center

Analog Field Testing

General

HERA (Human Exploration Research Analog)

Human Research Program

Missions

NASA Centers & Facilities

Mission Success: HERA Crew Successfully Completes 45-Day Simulated Journey to Mars

Four dedicated explorers—Jason Lee, Stephanie Navarro, Shareef Al Romaithi, and Piyumi Wijesekara—just returned from a 45-day simulated journey to Mars, testing the boundaries of human endurance and teamwork within NASA’s HERA (Human Exploration Research Analog) habitat at Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Posted July 2, 2024

Artemis

Artemis 3

Artemis Campaign Development Division

Astronauts

Candidate Astronauts

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Goddard Space Flight Center

Humans in Space

Johnson Space Center

Johnson's Mission Control Center

Behind the Scenes of a NASA ‘Moonwalk’ in the Arizona Desert

NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Andre Douglas recently performed four moonwalk simulations to help NASA prepare for its Artemis III mission. Due to launch in September 2026, Artemis III will land two, yet-to-be-selected, astronauts at the Moon’s South Pole for the first time.

Posted July 1, 2024

Johnson Space Center

International Space Station (ISS)

International Space Station Division

Johnson Flight Operations

Johnson's Mission Control Center

NASA Centers & Facilities

People of Johnson

Station Nation: Meet Katie Burlingame, ETHOS Flight Controller and Instructor in the Flight Operations Directorate

Katie Burlingame is an ETHOS (Environmental and Thermal Operating Systems) flight controller and instructor in the Flight Operations Directorate supporting the International Space Station.

Posted June 27, 2024

Johnson Space Center

Artemis

General

Next Gen STEM

STEM Engagement at NASA

xEVA & Human Surface Mobility

NASA Celebrates 10 Years of Human Spaceflight’s NExT Pioneers

Experienced spacewalkers, university students, flight controllers, and NASA team members at all stages of their career recently came together at Johnson Space Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) for an anniversary celebration that looked to the future as much as the past.

Posted June 27, 2024

OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer)

Asteroids

Astrobiology

Astromaterials

Bennu

Goddard Space Flight Center

Johnson Space Center

Planetary Science

The Solar System

Surprising Phosphate Finding in NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample

Scientists have eagerly awaited the opportunity to dig into the 4.3-ounce (121.6-gram) pristine asteroid Bennu sample collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security – Regolith Explorer) mission since it was delivered to Earth last fall.

Posted June 26, 2024

Johnson Space Center

Astronauts

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

Missions

NASA Centers & Facilities

Raja Chari

Unity in Orbit: Astronauts Soar with Pride Aboard Station

A powerful symbol of pride waved high above Earth aboard the International Space Station in December 2021, reflecting NASA’s commitment to a collaborative and inclusive environment in human spaceflight.

Posted June 25, 2024

Gateway Space Station

Artemis

Gateway Program

General

Johnson Space Center