NASA Johnson style

Houston, we have a problem.

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SUCCESSFUL LIFTOFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

(& scott kelly giving a thumbs up during launch)

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Gemini 8 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott during a photo session at the Kennedy Space Center, March 11, 1966. (NASA)

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NASA JSC Space Center, Houston: ISS Training Center

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NASA JSC Space Center, Houston: building of Mission Control Center of APOLLO-, SPACE SHUTTLE- & ISS-Era

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ISS Astronauts Terry Virts, Samantha Cristoforetti #LLAP

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NASA and astronauts paying tribute to Leonard Nimoy. *Link to Buzz Aldrin's op-Ed piece

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Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke examines the lunar rover during training at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, November 30, 1971.

(NASA/Kennedy Space Center)

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     Ever wonder who astronauts are talking to when they say “Houston”? Here we are. The “White Flight Control Room” at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, housed Mission Control for every shuttle flight after STS-70, which launched in July of 1995. It was renovated in 2014 for future use with the SLS program, which will ultimately fly to Mars.

     It may be interesting to compare this modern facility with the Mercury Control Center, which I covered in a previous post (click here to view). The Mercury Control Center, and the inception of “Mission Control”, was headed by Christopher Craft, whose name now graces the side of the building which houses the White Flight Control Room.

     While standing in places like the White Flight Control Room, I often think, “If these walls could talk~”. I didn’t have that feeling here. This was my generation’s flight control room. I followed the drama that unfolded here via live TV. Instead, I thought to myself about what future drama might happen here. I can’t wait to see.

     So, there you have it. When astronauts are standing on Mars, and begin a radio transmission with the word, “Houston”, you’ll know what room they’re speaking to. 

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NASA turns “All About That Bass” into “All About That Space”

Unfortunately, most news media outlets in the United States have been slow to cover and herald all of the scientific marvels taking place in today’s space industry. But not to be outdone, and in response to NASA’s need for social media visibility, the … [Read More]

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This photo was captured from outside the enormous mouth of NASA’s giant thermal vacuum chamber, called Chamber A, at Johnson Space Center in Houston. Previously used for manned spaceflight missions, this historic chamber is now filled with engineers and technicians preparing a lift system that will be used to hold the James Webb Space Telescope during testing.

The James Webb Space Telescope is the scientific successor to NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. It will be the most powerful space telescope ever built. Webb is an international project led by NASA with its partners, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency.