Johnson Space Center

Johnson Space Center
People of Johnson
Farah Al Fulfulee was just four years old when she started climbing onto the roof of her family’s house in Iraq to gaze at the stars. “It scared me how vast and quiet the sky was, but it made me very curious. I grew a deep passion for the stars and constellations and what they […]
Posted June 17, 2025
Johnson Space Center
General
People of Johnson
Heading into a recent staff meeting for Johnson Space Center’s Business Development & Technology Integration Office, Jason Foster anticipated a typical agenda of team updates and discussion.
Posted June 16, 2025
Kennedy Space Center
Artemis 2
Exploration Ground Systems
Johnson Space Center
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
Space Launch System (SLS)
NASA and the Department of Defense (DoD) teamed up June 11 and 12 to simulate emergency procedures they would use to rescue the Artemis II crew in the event of a launch emergency. The simulations, which took place off the coast of Florida and were supported by launch and flight control teams, are preparing NASA […]
Posted June 13, 2025
Johnson Space Center
Expedition 72
International Space Station (ISS)
On May 22, 2025, NASA hosted an Expedition 72 crew debrief and awards ceremony at Space Center Houston, where more than 1,000 attendees gathered to celebrate. The event recognized the achievements of the crew as well as NASA employees and partners whose dedication and support contributed to the expedition’s success.
Posted June 11, 2025
Johnson Space Center
Find Your Place
For Colleges & Universities
Learning Resources
Spacesuits
STEM Engagement at NASA
At NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, the next generation of lunar explorers and engineers are already hard at work.
Posted June 10, 2025
Johnson Space Center
Artemis
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
Orion Program
People of Johnson
Keith Barr was born only months before the historic Apollo 11 landing in 1969. While he was too young to witness that giant leap for mankind, the moment sparked a lifelong fascination that set him on a path to design technology that will carry astronauts farther into space than ever before.  Today, Barr serves as […]
Posted June 10, 2025
Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI)
Johnson Space Center
Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing Program
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Editor’s note: This release was updated June 6, 2025, to correct the name of one of the awardees. NASA continues to collaborate with global communities to solve complex challenges through crowdsourcing with a series of 25 new NASA Open Innovation Service (NOIS) contracts managed by the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The contract aims […]
Posted June 5, 2025
Johnson Space Center
Astronauts
Humans in Space
Jeanette J. Epps
NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps retired May 30, after nearly 16 years of service with the agency. Epps most recently served as a mission specialist during NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission, spending 235 days in space, including 232 days aboard the International Space Station, working on hundreds of scientific experiments during Expedition 71/72.
Posted June 5, 2025
ISS Research
Commercial Space
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
Johnson Space Center
Low Earth Orbit Economy
NASA and ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) are collaborating to launch scientific investigations aboard Axiom Mission 4, the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
Posted June 4, 2025
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Flight Opportunities Program
Johnson Space Center
Technology
Technology for Space Travel
Advancing new hazard detection and precision landing technologies to help future space missions successfully achieve safe and soft landings is a critical area of space research and development, particularly for future crewed missions.
Posted May 29, 2025
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