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NASA Johnson Space Center

HQ HoustonFounded 1961Updated Oct 19, 2026

NASA Johnson Space Center is the agency’s human-spaceflight center in Houston, Texas.

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Research lab Crewed spaceflight enablers

Key facts

Type: Research lab
HQ: Houston
Founded: 1961
Parent: NASA
Facilities: 1
As of: Oct 19, 2026

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About

NASA Johnson Space Center is the agency’s human-spaceflight center in Houston, Texas. It provides mission control, astronaut training, engineering and scientific capabilities for human exploration. Its publicly described responsibilities include International Space Station operations, Orion spacecraft development, Gateway and contributions to the Commercial Crew program. The center occupies a major campus in Houston’s Clear Lake area and has a history spanning Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and the Space Shuttle. Johnson is a directly operated NASA field center, supported by federal employees and contractors. Research and operational responsibilities are tracked as institutional capabilities; they do not imply Johnson manufactures every spacecraft used by these programs.

Institution and Contracts

Institution: NASA field center
Sponsor: NASA
Operator: NASA

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Dec 21, 2006Government recordAirmen train to walk among the starsU.S. Air Force

Dec 21, 2006Government recordU.S. Air ForceAirmen train to walk among the stars

Capabilities1

Capabilities
Technology	Role	Maturity	TRL	Notes	Confidence
Crewed spaceflight enablers	Researcher	—	—	Public research or engineering capability; no program-wide maturity or military deployment inferred.	Confirmed

Crewed spaceflight enablers
Researcher
Public research or engineering capability; no program-wide maturity or military deployment inferred.
—Confirmed

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

Supply Chain1 facility

Facilities1

Facilities
Facility	Kind	Location	Status	Confidence
NASA Johnson Space Center primary campus	Lab	Houston, Texas, United States	Operating	Confirmed

NASA Johnson Space Center primary campus
Lab · Houston, Texas, United States
Operating
Confirmed

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Government recordAirmen train to walk among the stars
U.S. Air Force · Dec 21, 2006 · Supports Organization · news event
“at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.”
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Government recordMission Planning & Execution - NASA
Supports Organization

Technologies1

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Government recordAbout Johnson Space Center: The Hub of Human Spaceflight - NASA
Supports Facility, Organization, Organization · founded year, Organization technology
“mission control and astronaut training”

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