RoundupReads 2024 Roundup Reads

2024 Roundup Reads

Facility Managers, Assemble: Protecting Johnson Space Center’s People and Places
Linda Grimm | 10/02/2024
Not all heroes wear capes (or blue flight suits). At Johnson Space Center in Houston, the heroes might train their colleagues how to safely respond an... read more
Station Science Top News: Sept. 27, 2024
ISS Program Science Office | 09/30/2024
Researchers found that long-duration spaceflight affected the mechanical properties of eye tissues, including reducing the stiffness of tissue around ... read more
Launching Into Action: White Sands Firefighters on the Frontlines of New Mexico’s Wildfire Crisis
Kathryn Martinez | 09/25/2024
Ruidoso, New Mexico lay in an unusual hush on June 20, 2024. During any normal summer day, the village in the southern part of the state lives up to t... read more
Crew Returns from Simulated Trip to Mars—Take a Peek Inside their Journey
Sumer Loggins | 09/25/2024
NASA’s HERA (Human Exploration Research Analog) crew members enjoy their first glimpse of the outside after a 45-day stay inside the analog en... read more
Asteroid Anniversary: Looking Back on Johnson’s Year With Bennu Samples
Linda Grimm | 09/24/2024
It was a historic moment in U.S. space exploration when the OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security &ndash... read more
Station Science Top News: Sept. 20, 2024
ISS Program Science Office | 09/23/2024
Researchers found that eddies, or swirling wind patterns, increased moisture evaporation in an alfalfa field. A better understanding of the complex ex... read more
Giant Leaps Start at Johnson for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Commander Nick Hague
Linda Grimm | 09/18/2024
As the hub of human spaceflight, NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston holds a variety of unique responsibilities and privileges. Those include... read more
Station Science Top News: September 13, 2024
ISS Program Science Office | 09/16/2024
JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) researchers examined the structures of four titanium-based compounds solidified in levitators in microg... read more
Inspiration Among the Stars: How Johnson's Workforce Found Their Place in Space
Linda Grimm | 09/11/2024
For some people, working for NASA is a lifelong dream. For others, it is an interesting and perhaps unexpected opportunity that comes up at just the r... read more
Station Science Top News: August 29, 2024
ISS Program Science Office | 09/03/2024
Researchers used an interferometer that can precisely measure gravity, magnetic fields, and other forces to study the influence of International Space... read more