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Houston refers to NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC), formally the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, located in Clear Lake, Texas. Also historically known as the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC). This is the operational hub for U.S. human spaceflight, not the city of Houston itself.

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• Johnson Space Center - Wikipedia
  Wikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
  • NASA field center for human spaceflight
  • Located Clear Lake near Houston, Texas
  • Employs 12,541 civil servants and contractors
  • Operates with $5.43 billion annual budget
  • Houses Mission Control and astronaut training
• About Johnson Space Center: The Hub of Human Spaceflight - NASA
  NASA Official▎ high· 2026-05-14
  • Established 1961 as Manned Spacecraft Center
  • Renamed 1973 to honor President Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Manages ISS operations, Orion spacecraft, Gateway program
  • Facility occupies 1,620 acres southeast of Houston
  • Directed all U.S. crewed spaceflight since Gemini
• History of Johnson Space Center - NASA
  NASA Official▎ high· 2026-05-14
  • Announced September 19, 1961 by NASA Administrator James E. Webb
  • Officially opened September 1963
  • Grew from Space Task Group headed by Robert R. Gilruth
  • Land donated by Humble Oil Company through Rice University
  • Facility renamed February 19, 1973
• UAP - NASA Science
  NASA Official▎ high· 2026-05-14
  • NASA commissioned UAP study team in June 2022
  • Focus on scientific examination of unidentified anomalous phenomena
  • NASA collecting data on UAPs from scientific perspective