Johnson Space Center

International Space Station (ISS)
Astronauts
Donald R. Pettit
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
NASA astronaut Don Pettit will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft, accompanied by cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, to the International Space Station where they will join the Expedition 71 crew in advancing scientific research. Pettit, Ovchinin, and Vagner will lift off at 12:23 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 11 (9:23 p.m.
Posted September 6, 2024
Artemis
Earth's Moon
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
Gateway Program
Gateway Space Station
Johnson Space Center
Marshall Space Flight Center
Learn about the handy device NASA is developing to help astronauts rehydrate their meals aboard the Gateway Lunar Space Station during the ambitious Artemis IV mission.
Posted September 5, 2024
Johnson Space Center
General
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Researchers used an interferometer that can precisely measure gravity, magnetic fields, and other forces to study the influence of International Space Station vibrations. Results revealed that matter-wave interference of rubidium gases is robust and repeatable over a period spanning months.
Posted September 3, 2024
Humans in Space
Commercial Crew
Commercial Space
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming activities for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft departure from the International Space Station and return to Earth. The uncrewed spacecraft will depart from the orbiting laboratory for a landing at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico.
Posted August 30, 2024
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)
Commercial Space
Commercial Space Programs
Earth's Moon
Johnson Space Center
NASA Headquarters
A new set of NASA science experiments and technology demonstrations will arrive at the lunar South Pole in 2027 following the agency’s latest CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative delivery award.
Posted August 29, 2024
Johnson Space Center
General
Learning Resources
STEM Engagement at NASA
For 25 years, the Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) at NASA’s Johnson Space Center has inspired and provided high school students across the state of Texas with NASA-focused learning experiences through the High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS) program.
Posted August 29, 2024
Johnson Space Center
General
People of Johnson
For every NASA astronaut who serves as a public face of human spaceflight, there are thousands of people working behind the scenes to make the agency’s missions a success. Even the smallest tasks impact NASA’s ability to explore and innovate for the benefit of humanity. The team of administrative assistants and secretaries who work at […]
Posted August 27, 2024
Johnson Space Center
General
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Researchers successfully produced cellulose from bacteria cultured on the International Space Station for four weeks. The bacteria used in the experiment, K.
Posted August 26, 2024
Johnson Space Center
Asteroids
Astromaterials
Bennu
General
Missions
NASA Centers & Facilities
NASA Directorates
OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer)
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Inst.
The Solar System
As part of an asteroid sample exchange, NASA has transferred to JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) a portion of the asteroid Bennu sample collected by the agency’s OSIRIS-REx mission. The sample was officially handed over by NASA officials during a ceremony on Aug. 22 at JAXA’s Sagamihara, Japan, campus.
Posted August 23, 2024
Gateway Space Station
Artemis
Earth's Moon
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
Gateway Program
Glenn Research Center
Johnson Space Center
Discover the cutting-edge technology powering Gateway, humanity's first lunar space station.
Posted August 22, 2024
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