NASA's Johnson Space Center
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Lead center for the @Space_Station, Orion spacecraft, and Gateway. Home to Mission Control and the nation's astronaut corps. 🚀 https://t.co/7u1SQejHBW
Houston, TX
Joined June 2009
LIVE: Soyuz MS‑27 landing in Kazakhstan. Join us live as @NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and the crew aboard Soyuz MS‑27 return to Earth, with landing scheduled for approximately 12:04 a.m. ET.
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Counting down to 2026…one orbit at a time!🌃✨ As Houston glimmers below, Johnson Space Center celebrates a year of exploration, discovery, and innovation. Here’s to a New Year full of bright ideas and bold frontiers!
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Happy New Year 🌔 At the stroke of midnight, we begin a new year—the year we will fly around the Moon with humans. In as early as February, the Artemis II crew will travel approximately 685,000 miles (~1.1 million km) from Earth, venture around the Moon, and return home.
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2025. 25 crew members. 25 years of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station.
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During Artemis II, Jen Madsen and Trey Perryman will lead the Orion Mission Evaluation Room — a team at @NASA_Johnson that monitors Orion’s systems in real time, helping to ensure the astronauts are safe on their historic journey. https://t.co/dz7h8bJ7v5
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In 2025, we kept the space economy booming, advanced science from the Sun to distant stars—and much more. Next year, our @NASAArtemis astronauts will fly around the Moon, preparing for lunar landings and paving the way to Mars. Learn more about our milestones and what's to come!
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What we need to know before we go to the Moon and Mars: how plants can help us sustain life in space. Learn how NASA Science is developing self-sustaining systems for space explorers and farming breakthroughs for Earth: https://t.co/pUZzTOaBMm
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The Moon is calling! 🚀 Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at @NASAKennedy, some of the retractable platforms have been pulled away from the SLS and Orion spacecraft, marking a major milestone on the road to launch. Artemis II is one step closer to liftoff.
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12 months, 365 days, and more than a million photos later! 📸 Here's to another year of groundbreaking research aboard the International Space Station, from human research to space science and everything in between! Relax and rewind with imagery highlights from 2025. ⬅️
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NASA astronauts will conduct a pair of spacewalks in January outside of the International @Space_Station to prepare for the installation of a roll-out solar array and complete other tasks. Experts from @NASA will preview the spacewalks in a briefing at 2 p.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 6,
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Let it roll Dec 29, 1980: The assembled Space Shuttle Columbia aboard its mobile launcher platform slowly rolled the 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Pad A @NASAKennedy to undergo final processing for STS-1, the first flight of the Space Shuttle Program.
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2025 marked a milestone year for human spaceflight at @NASA_Johnson. From preparing Orion for stacking for Artemis II and welcoming the newest astronaut candidate class to celebrating 25 years of continuous human presence aboard the @Space_Station, teams in Houston helped push
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A holiday surprise in Mission Control. Thanks for the visit, @NASAAdmin. ✨
A very Merry Christmas surprise visit from @NASAAdmin, who just stopped by Mission Control at @NASA_Johnson to thank and celebrate with our flight ops team and Expedition-74 crew! 🧑🚀🎄🎅🏻
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While the world slows down for Christmas, the International @Space_Station keeps circling Earth—powered by teams who never stop supporting the mission. 🛰️🎄 From Mission Control rooms across the globe, engineers and flight controllers are on console, ensuring the station and its
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It’s not Christmas Eve without Earthrise. This iconic photograph was taken on Dec. 24, 1968 astronaut Bill Anders as the Apollo 8 crew orbited the Moon. In 2026, four astronauts with NASA’s Artemis II mission will set out to venture around the Moon once again!
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From snowy grounds to starry skies — Houston wishes you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! ❄️🌍 Johnson Space Center is celebrating a year of space exploration, lunar science, and inspiring the next generation of explorers. May your holidays be bright, your celebrations
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A leader in orbit and on Earth, NASA astronaut Brig. Gen. Nick Hague closes a remarkable chapter of service to @NASA. 🧑🚀 After two missions, 374 days in space, and four spacewalks, Hague leaves a legacy defined by courage, leadership, and dedication. He advanced science aboard
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Ending the year with momentum across @NASA! 🇺🇸 🌕 @NASAArtemis II countdown test 🧑🚀 @Space_Station Crew-12 astronauts announced 🌊 Sentinel-6B delivers data on Earth’s oceans 🌎 Carruthers Observatory reveals UV views of the Earth & Moon On to 2026! 🚀
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Moon Tree's Second Christmas🎄 Our ‘Moon Tree’ seedling that flew around the Moon on the @NASAArtemis I mission is celebrating its second holiday season at #NASAMarshall. They really do grow up fast! Learn more about the Artemis Moon Trees >> https://t.co/XY5sl43V1c
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Even 250 miles above Earth, traditions continue. ✨🎄 Since Nov. 2000, crews aboard the @Space_Station have celebrated holidays with shared meals, small gifts, and calls to loved ones. Space may be far, but home never is. Explore 25 years of celebrations. https://t.co/s5zynOXgeU
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