![]() ![]() Astronaut Training Facility, Building 9Īs we walked through Building 9 I was so excited when I realized that since 1980, every NASA astronaut has walked in this building. It is currently being refurbished, but our tour guide shared how they used to hold talks and even movie watching nights in the room. We also visited the historic Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) from which NASA led Gemini and Apollo missions, including the momentous first lunar landing mission as well as early space shuttle missions. They were wearing masks because during the 5 days some of the supplies may have shook things lose. We were lucky to be there to watch as the Astronauts unloaded supplies from a robotic Japanese resupply ship.Īfter a 5 day orbital chase, he HTV-7 freighter (the gold craft in the photo below) arrived with more than 5 tons of science gear, food, fuel and other supplies. They were wearing masks and taking lots of photos. Each of the teams has a flight director and CAPCOM.Īnd then the coolest thing happened the big screen changed to a video feed of the Astronauts. In addition, there are engineers assigned to each mission in case there is a problem. Each of the three teams work about 9 hour shifts. Kraft Mission Control at first we were learning about all the different teams that monitor and work with the astronauts 24/7. During these years Mission Control has been the location that is monitoring and working with the astronauts to accomplish their missions. It is home to the nation’s astronaut corps, the International Space Station mission operations, the Orion Program, and a host of future space developments. JSC is the hub as human spaceflight activity. ![]() It was the first time I had ever really thought about what went into having a space station. Our tour guides each had favorite parts of the International Space Station. We spent a lot of time in this hallway where the walls of Mission Control document the missions that built the ISS. ![]() Photo Credit NASAĭid you know that over the last 18 years at least 2 people have been in space living on the International Space Station (ISS)? Our tour guides have worked at NASA for over a decade and the pride and enthusiasm they had on this tour was palpable and made a lasting impact on me. It is also the home of Mission Control, hence "Houston we have a problem." In mission control a room full of experts from flight controllers to doctors support the work of our women and men in space. JSC is the training base and home to American astronauts. NASA Johnson Space Center, which they also call JSC is located on 1,600 acres in Houston. We literally got access to areas where only NASA employees and Astronauts go. We received the ultimate behind the scenes tour like no other. In Houston they work on getting humans to space. My friend Sara is a Rocket Scientist, you read that right!!! She works for NASA in California and is working on projects to get unmanned crafts into space. It was my first trip to Houston and I hope not my last one. I just returned from a trip to Houston and Sugarland Texas for a Junior League conference. It was one of the most amazing experiences It is the official visitor center of NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston and a Smithsonian Affiliate museum. If you are in the Houston area you MUST visit Space Center Houston. ![]()
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