Space
Shuttle For
more than 20 years, JSC has been the home of NASA's Space Shuttle
Program, conducting the longest human space flight endeavor
in history.
Space
Station JSC is the lead center in the design and implementation
of the International Space Station, coordinating the efforts
of 16 spacefaring nations.
Research JSC leads a wide variety of research programs
related to the United States' civilian program in Human Exploration
and Development of Space.
The
JSC Speakers Bureau is composed of various personnel, excluding
astronauts, who represent the Center as speakers to civic, professional
and educational organizations when time and circumstances permit.
JSC
engineers are constantly at work, developing advanced technologies
and delivering new hardware, software and processes to fulfill
NASA's changing space exploration needs.
JSC
operates an active traveling exhibits program whereby exhibits,
displays, spacecraft models, spacesuits and various space artifacts
are made available for use on a first-come, first-served basis
for short (1-29 days) and long-term (30-90 days) loans.
JSC's
Education and Student programs reach out to teachers and students
at all levels. It offers internships, teacher workshops, classroom
instructional materials and a speaker's bureau.
Because
human space flight involves such uncommon components and risks,
exceptional quality must go into the hardware and software that
astronauts depend on. The Space Flight Awareness Program exists
to impress on NASA and industry employees the importance of
their work on flight systems and other critical mission support
tasks that contribute to safe space flight.
JSC
takes the safety and health of its employees and contractors
seriously, proudly holding the distinction of being a Voluntary
Protection Program STAR.
Ten
miles from JSC, at Ellington Field, are the headquarters of
Aircraft Operations. Ellington Field is home to NASA's Super
Guppy, the KC-135A Reduced Gravity Program and the WB-57 High
Altitude Research Program.
Learn
how to plan your own Star Party to view the International Space
Station as it passes over your city. Find easy-to-follow instructions
and other fun Space Station sighting information.
