Johnson Space Center

NASA, University of Texas Expand Research and Workforce Development

NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and the University of Texas System (UT System) announced the signing of a collaborative Space Act Agreement on Jan. 9, 2026. The agreement expands research and workforce development partnership opportunities across NASA centers and UT System facilities.

Posted February 5, 2026

International Space Station (ISS)

People of Johnson

People of Space Operations

Station Nation: Erin Edwards, Deputy Branch Chief for Crew Operations and Capsule Communicator

As a member of the Crew Operations Office, Erin Edwards and her team manage astronaut candidate training schedules, including field medical exercises, land survival, and underwater operations at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston.

Posted February 4, 2026

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Artemis

Artemis 2

General

Preparing for Artemis II: Training for a Mission Around the Moon

Four astronauts will soon travel beyond low Earth orbit and fly around the Moon on Artemis II, a mission that will test NASA’s systems and hardware for human exploration of deep space. Since June 2023, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen have been preparing for their

Posted January 30, 2026

Johnson Space Center

International Space Station (ISS)

NASA Johnson Celebrates 25 Years in Space with Community Day

NASA’s Johnson Space Center brought the International Space Station’s 25-year legacy to the public on Jan. 24, 2026, during a community day event in Houston.

Posted January 30, 2026

Astromaterials

Earth's Moon

Johnson Space Center

NASA Finds Lunar Regolith Limits Meteorites as Source of Earth’s Water

A new NASA study of its Apollo lunar soils clarifies the Moon’s record of meteorite impacts and timing of water delivery. These findings place upper bounds on how much water meteorites could have supplied later in Earth’s history. Research has previously shown that meteorites may have been a significant source of Earth’s water as they […]

Posted January 23, 2026

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Ames Research Center

Apollo 1

Johnson Space Center

Kennedy Space Center

Langley Research Center

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NASA Centers & Facilities

Space Shuttle

Stennis Space Center

NASA’s Day of Remembrance Honors Fallen Heroes of Exploration

NASA will observe its annual Day of Remembrance on Thursday, Jan. 22, which includes commemorating the crews of Apollo 1 and the space shuttles Challenger and Columbia. The event is traditionally held every year on the fourth Thursday of January, as all three astronaut accidents happened around the end of the month. “On NASA’s Day […]

Posted January 21, 2026

Sunita L. Williams

Astronauts

Humans in Space

Johnson Space Center

NASA Astronaut Suni Williams Retires

After 27 years of service, NASA astronaut Suni Williams retired from the agency, effective Dec. 27, 2025. Williams completed three missions aboard the International Space Station, setting numerous human spaceflight records throughout her career.

Posted January 20, 2026

Johnson Space Center

Artemis 3

Johnson Flight Operations

People of Johnson

Jaclyn Kagey Shapes Humanity’s Return to the Moon

For Jaclyn Kagey, helping astronauts put boots on the Moon is part of her daily work. As the Artemis III extravehicular activity lead in NASA’s Flight Operations Directorate, Kagey plays a central role in preparing astronauts for humanity’s return to the lunar surface. She helps define how astronauts will work on the Moon, from planning detailed

Posted January 20, 2026

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Commercial Crew

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

Johnson Space Center

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 to Discuss Space Station Science Mission

After 167 days in space, the crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission will hold a news conference at 2:15 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Jan. 21, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss their science expedition aboard the International Space Station.

Posted January 17, 2026

Johnson Space Center

General

Human Health and Performance

International Space Station (ISS)

A Quarter Century in Orbit: Science Shaping Life on Earth and Beyond

For more than 25 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, conducting research that is transforming life on Earth and shaping the future of exploration.

Posted January 13, 2026