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NASA is looking for volunteers to live in a space simulator for a year

For the closest thing to spending a year on Mars, without leaving Earth, look no further than Houston. NASA has opened ...

NASA names Artemis III crew for critical Earth-orbit test of moon landers

NASA unveiled the four astronauts who will fly on Artemis III: Americans Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas and ...

NASA names 4 astronauts on the 'highly complex' Artemis III lunar training mission

NASA astronaut and commander Randy Bresnik, European Space Agency pilot Luca Parmitano, NASA mission specialists Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas — are scheduled to launch next year.
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Limiting Future Collision Risk to Spacecraft: An Assessment of NASA's Meteoroid and Orbital Debris Programs

NASA’s orbital debris program officially began in 1979. Lacking an official program designation at the time, it was initiated in the Space Sciences Branch at Johnson Space Center (JSC) as a result of ...
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Johnson Space Center director Vanessa Wyche returns after stint as acting NASA associate administrator

From the Houston Business Journal. Johnson Space Center is getting its director back. An agency spokesperson confirmed to the Houston Business Journal on Sept. 3 that Vanessa Wyche will return to her ...
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Blue Origin Mark 1 Lunar Lander Heads To JSC For Testing

ORLANDO, Florida—Blue Origin’s first lunar lander, known as Blue Moon Mark 1 (MK1), is en route to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston for thermal vacuum testing ahead of launch later this year, ...
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NASA's Johnson Space Center will see some employees continue unpaid work

HOUSTON — With federal funding in limbo—thousands of government workers are on edge. The shutdown means employees could face lay-offs, furloughs or waiting on a paycheck. The Federal Reserve Bank of ...