http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Johnson_Space_CenterFind stories, videos, and photos about Johnson Space Center from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:09:11 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/TECH/space/03/16/space.station.debris/tztop.spacestation.gi.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Johnson_Space_Center14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Johnson Space Center from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/16/space.station.debris/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/16/space.station.debris/index.html#cnnSTCTextNASA won't have to maneuver the international space station to dodge a piece of debris from a Soviet-era satellite spinning around Earth, the space agency announced Monday.Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/11/22/endeavour.spacewalk/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/11/22/endeavour.spacewalk/index.html#cnnSTCTextAstronauts from the shuttle Endeavour completed their third spacewalk Saturday after nearly seven hours working on a joint that helps generate power for the international space station.Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:05:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1845880,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1845880,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs the space agency passes the half-century mark, a look back at its genesisTue, 30 Sep 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1840439,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1840439,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGleaming skyscrapers, the nation's biggest refinery and NASA's Johnson Space Center lie in areas that could be vulnerable to wind and damaging floodwaters if Hurricane Ike crashes ashore as a major hurricaneThu, 11 Sep 2008 11:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/05/02/soyuz.landing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/05/02/soyuz.landing/index.html#cnnSTCTextNASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, along with two cosmonauts, rode in the Russian Soyuz spacecraft that made a gut-wrenching, off-target landing last month.Fri, 02 May 2008 18:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/01/23/astronaut.survey/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/01/23/astronaut.survey/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere's been only one incident of a NASA crew member being impaired by drugs or alcohol close to a launch, but never on a launch day, according to a new survey of active-duty astronauts and flight surgeons.Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:03:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/11/07/popsci.asteroid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/11/07/popsci.asteroid/index.html#cnnSTCTextHere we are, nearly eight years into the 21st century, and the most spectacular manned mission NASA can pull off is a trip to the International Space Station, a mere 210 miles above the Earth. Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:14:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/08/17/space.shuttle.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/08/17/space.shuttle.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe two pilots who will guide shuttle Endeavour back to Earth next week said Friday they are "absolutely 100 percent" behind NASA's decision to skip repairs to the deep gouge on their spaceship's belly.Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/08/21/space.shuttle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/08/21/space.shuttle/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe space shuttle Endeavour came home a day early on Tuesday after NASA decided to cut short its mission in case Hurricane Dean shut down Johnson Space Center, which directs the shuttle's re-entry and landing.Tue, 21 Aug 2007 05:30:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1654049,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1654049,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe ghosts of Challenger and Columbia notwithstanding, NASA's top mission manager decides the gouged shuttle Endeavour can withstand re-entry without repairFri, 17 Aug 2007 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1653099,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1653099,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRepairing the gouged shuttle is going to take more than technology: it must reflect a transformed bureaucracyWed, 15 Aug 2007 01:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/08/08/space.shuttle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/08/08/space.shuttle/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpace shuttle Endeavour lifted off into the blue skies above Florida on Wednesday, its seven-member crew headed for the international space station to perform assembly work, repairs and deliver supplies.Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/04/21/nasa.evacuation/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/04/21/nasa.evacuation/index.htmlPolice said Saturday that a bad performance review may have led a NASA contractor to fatally shoot his co-worker and take another employee hostage before killing himself.Sat, 21 Apr 2007 20:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/04/20/nasa.gunfire/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/04/20/nasa.gunfire/index.htmlA NASA engineer Friday shot and killed another engineer and then turned the gun on himself at the Johnson Space Center, police and NASA officials said.Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/02/07/astronaut.arrested/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/02/07/astronaut.arrested/index.htmlNASA officials said Wednesday it will review psychological screening assessments of astronauts after the recent arrest of Lisa Nowak, who is charged with attempted first degree murder.Wed, 07 Feb 2007 09:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/02/06/nowak.profile/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/02/06/nowak.profile/index.htmlAstronaut Lisa Nowak's career was on the rise at NASA. The naval captain completed her first space shuttle mission in July. Years of hard work and dedication were paying off.Tue, 06 Feb 2007 16:41:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/02/06/astronaut.arrested/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/02/06/astronaut.arrested/index.htmlAstronaut Lisa Nowak Tuesday was ordered released on an additional $10,000 bond for an attempted murder charge involving a romantic rival.Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:32:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/01/26/shannon.lucid.profile/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/01/26/shannon.lucid.profile/index.htmlDuring the last space shuttle mission to the international space station, television cameras panned around the Johnson Space Center's Mission Control and landed on the CAPCOM desk -- the relay station between astronauts on the ground and those circling in orbit.Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:51:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/12/28/asteroid.mission/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/12/28/asteroid.mission/index.htmlProgress is being made on defining a human mission to an asteroid. Experts at several NASA centers are sketching out a prospective piloted stopover at an asteroid -- a trek that could return samples from a targeted space rock as well as honing astronaut proficiency and test needed equipment for other space destinations.Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:15:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/12/04/moon.base/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/12/04/moon.base/index.htmlNASA's plans for returning people to the moon -- an objective called for by President Bush in 2004 -- includes establishing a permanent outpost that would be used to prepare for a manned trip to Mars.Mon, 04 Dec 2006 21:56:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/07/17/shuttle.flies/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/07/17/shuttle.flies/index.htmlName: Drosophila melanogaster -- a.k.a common fruit fly.Mon, 17 Jul 2006 15:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/03/14/space.shuttle/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/03/14/space.shuttle/index.htmlNASA has scrubbed the May launch of the space shuttle Discovery to replace four low-level sensors in the external fuel tank -- a process that will take three weeks, space shuttle program manager Wayne Hale announced Tuesday.Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:55:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/03/14/stardust.results/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/03/14/stardust.results/index.htmlScientists with NASA's Stardust mission said they have found "fire and ice" in dust from the tail of Comet Wild-2, findings they called surprising on Monday.Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:27:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/03/02/houston.cityguide/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/03/02/houston.cityguide/index.htmlCheck out our recommendations for the Texan city and send us your ideas and suggestions.Thu, 02 Mar 2006 11:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/01/15/stardust/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/01/15/stardust/index.htmlA capsule carrying dust particles from the tail of a comet parachuted to Earth on Sunday, and elated NASA scientists were eager to examine the samples for clues about how the solar system formed.Sun, 15 Jan 2006 11:32:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/01/13/stardust/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/01/13/stardust/index.htmlNASA's Stardust space probe is racing toward Earth, carrying a tiny payload of cometary and interstellar dust -- particles that scientists believe are leftovers from the creation of our solar system.Fri, 13 Jan 2006 18:14:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/11/22/space.shuttle/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/11/22/space.shuttle/index.htmlUnder mandate to keep space shuttles grounded until its issues with foam insulation are resolved, NASA discovered nine small cracks in the foam coating on an external tank that had been slated for use by space shuttle Discovery, the agency said Tuesday.Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:05:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/08/05/space.shuttle/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/08/05/space.shuttle/index.htmlDiscovery astronauts prepared to leave the international space station Friday as they began to wrap up work in advance of next week's return to Earth.Fri, 05 Aug 2005 13:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/07/26/space.shuttle/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/07/26/space.shuttle/index.htmlDiscovery roared into orbit Tuesday in NASA's first shuttle flight since the 2003 Columbia disaster, and afterward engineers began evaluating pictures of falling debris to determine the chances of another mishap.Tue, 26 Jul 2005 07:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/04/07/nasa.hopes.fears/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/04/07/nasa.hopes.fears/index.htmlWhile NASA officials hope for a smooth flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery later this year, mission managers are still planning for the worst-case scenario.Thu, 07 Apr 2005 17:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/03/30/genesis/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/03/30/genesis/index.htmlIt was a dreadful finale to a space mission that had gone so well.Wed, 30 Mar 2005 21:54:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/10/29/nasa.risk/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/10/29/nasa.risk/index.htmlAs NASA readies the space shuttle fleet to fly again, the agency's risk management teams are also paying attention to risk issues that affect the International Space Station.Fri, 29 Oct 2004 18:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/09/08/genesis.crash.cnn/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/09/08/genesis.crash.cnn/index.htmlInstead of the smooth midair retrieval NASA expected, the $264 million Genesis mission to study the solar wind ended in a crater in the Utah desert Wednesday.Wed, 08 Sep 2004 20:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/08/23/robot.nasa/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/08/23/robot.nasa/index.htmlNot content to simply stand in one place, NASA's mechanical astronaut has found not one, but two new robotic bodies that will allow it to move across land and space.Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/06/01/370443/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/06/01/370443/index.htmAs an engineer who spent 34 years at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Rob Roy has the kind of technical acumen that makes explaining the differences between competing washing machines a breeze. And he'...Tue, 01 Jun 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/05/06/astro.class/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/05/06/astro.class/index.htmlNASA named its astronaut class of 2004, whose members will be trained to carry out the next phase of space exploration -- to the space station, the moon and perhaps even Mars.Thu, 06 May 2004 16:58:00 EDT