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Crew of NASA's earthbound simulated Mars habitat emerge after a year
Read full article: Crew of NASA's earthbound simulated Mars habitat emerge after a yearFour volunteer crew members who spent more than 12 months inside NASA’s first simulated Mars environment at Johnson Space Center in Houston have emerged from the artificial alien enviroment.
‘Believed to be a serial rapist:’ NASA employee charged with 6 sexual assaults, officials seek potential victims
Read full article: ‘Believed to be a serial rapist:’ NASA employee charged with 6 sexual assaults, officials seek potential victimsA NASA employee has been charged with six different sexual assaults and authorities believe there may be more victims out there.
Texas Southern University hosting ASA HBCU/MSI Technology Infusion Road Tour this week
Read full article: Texas Southern University hosting ASA HBCU/MSI Technology Infusion Road Tour this weekTexas Southern University is hosting the NASA “HBCU/MSI Technology Infusion Road Tour” from Sept. 13-15, which will give the university and its students access to internship opportunities and provide faculty and staff with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and research-focused partnership opportunities.
50 years later, last sealed Apllo 17 lunar samples opened
Read full article: 50 years later, last sealed Apllo 17 lunar samples openedFifty years after Apollo 17, NASA’s Johnson Space Center is taking the lead in a major milestone – the opening of lunar sample from the last Apollo mission, Apollo 17.
Here is everything you should know about the 44th annual Original Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade
Read full article: Here is everything you should know about the 44th annual Original Martin Luther King Jr. Day ParadeHouston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Congressman Al Green and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, along with members of the Black Heritage Society released details Wednesday for the 44th annual Original Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade.
NASA picks two women to lead Johnson Space Center, Kennedy Space Center for the first time
Read full article: NASA picks two women to lead Johnson Space Center, Kennedy Space Center for the first timeNASA announced this week new leadership taking over both Johnson Space Center here in Houston and at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Johnson Space Center director Mark Geyer moves to new role due to cancer diagnosis
Read full article: Johnson Space Center director Mark Geyer moves to new role due to cancer diagnosisMark Geyer, director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, is stepping down from his position leading the center to focus more time on his health and family in light of a cancer diagnosis, a news release said.
Watch live: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts to answer questions before return to Earth
Read full article: Watch live: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts to answer questions before return to EarthNASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts will answer questions about their upcoming return to Earth from the International Space Station in a news conference Monday.
Popular Houston attractions announce whether or not guests will be required to wear masks
Read full article: Popular Houston attractions announce whether or not guests will be required to wear masksHOUSTON – Houston attractions wasted no time Wednesday announcing how they will handle Gov. Space HoustonSpace Center Houston is in compliance with directives of health officials and CDC guidelines. Space Center Houston, the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center, is located on government property. AdGuests without masks will not be allowed entry to Space Center Houston. AdMoody GardenMoody Garden said they would require employees to wear masks.
How Houston was selected as home to a NASA facility
Read full article: How Houston was selected as home to a NASA facilityHOUSTON – Have you ever wondered why NASA set up camp in Texas? In 1961, NASA announced Houston as home to the Manned Spacecraft Center which would serve as Mission Control Center for the U.S. human space flight program. The ideal site that NASA was looking for at time would meet the following criteria: transportation in ice-free water by barge, a mild climate, all-weather commercial jet service, a Department of Defense (DoD) airbase that could handle military jet aircraft, a university nearby, at least 1,000 acres of land, and property that fell within certain cost parameters. Houston originally came in second place out of 23 potential sites but ultimately won after it was determined the MacDill Air Force Base near Tampa, Fla., NASA’s first choice for the site, would not be closed. According to NowThisWorld, the winning wasn’t a surprise as many politicians at the time were from Texas, including then vice president Lyndon B. Johnson who the space center is named after today.
Remembering Queen Elizabeth II’s royal visit to Houston nearly 30 years ago
Read full article: Remembering Queen Elizabeth II’s royal visit to Houston nearly 30 years agoOn May 22, 1991, thousands of Houstonians filled the streets waving British flags, hoping to get a glance of British royalty. It was a rainy Wednesday morning when Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Phillip were greeted by a choir group in front of City Hall.