{"id":585,"date":"2025-12-20T03:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T02:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/100blogs.ovh\/36\/index.php\/2025\/12\/20\/nasa-johnsons-2025-milestones\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T09:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T08:19:00","slug":"nasa-johnsons-2025-milestones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/100blogs.ovh\/36\/index.php\/2025\/12\/20\/nasa-johnsons-2025-milestones\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Johnson\u2019s 2025 Milestones"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston closed 2025 with major progress across human spaceflight, research, and exploration. From Artemis II mission preparations to science aboard the International Space Station, teams at Johnson helped prepare for future missions to the Moon and, ultimately, Mars.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/100blogs.ovh\/36\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nasa-johnsons-2025-milestones-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-833\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Orion Stacked for Artemis II, Orion Mission Evaluation Room Unveiled<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ksc-20251020-ph-kls01-0047orig-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1366\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ksc-20251020-ph-kls01-0047orig-rotated.jpeg?w=1366\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA\u2019s Artemis II Orion spacecraft with its launch abort system is stacked atop the agency\u2019s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 20, 2025.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Kim Shiflett<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As NASA prepares for the crewed<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/artemis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Artemis II mission<\/a><\/strong>, a 10-day journey around the Moon and back in early 2026, teams at Johnson continue work to ensure the Orion spacecraft is flight-ready. The mission will carry NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In October, NASA completed<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/artemis-ii-orion-spacecraft-stacked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stacking of the Orion spacecraft and launch abort system<\/a><\/strong> atop the agency\u2019s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following Orion stacking, teams completed testing critical communications systems between SLS and Orion, and confirmed the interfaces function properly between the rocket, Orion, and the ground systems.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/jsc2025e069098.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/jsc2025e069098.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 48% 40%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The new Orion Mission Evaluation Room inside the Mission Control Center at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Bill Stafford<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Teams also unveiled the<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/artemis\/orion\/inside-nasas-new-orion-mission-evaluation-room-for-artemis-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Orion Mission Evaluation Room<\/a><\/strong> inside NASA\u2019s Mission Control Center in Houston. The new facility will support Artemis II by allowing engineers to monitor Orion spacecraft systems in real time and assess vehicle performance throughout the mission, strengthening flight operations beyond low Earth orbit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These milestones were made possible by teams across Johnson, including the Orion Program, Flight Operations Directorate, Systems Engineering and Integration Office, Crew and Thermal Systems Division, and the Human Health and Performance Directorate, working closely with other NASA centers and industry partners.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Together, these accomplishments mark steady progress toward Artemis II and reflect the work underway across NASA to advance the next era of human spaceflight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Gateway Lunar Space Station<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/54992559932-844e36d06b-o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/54992559932-844e36d06b-o.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The primary structure of Gateway\u2019s Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) undergoing assembly, integration, and testing at Lanteris Space Systems in Palo Alto, California, on September 29, 2025.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Lanteris Space Systems<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Together with international and industry partners, the Gateway Program continued progress toward building humanity\u2019s first lunar space station. The powerhouse reached a major milestone this fall with its successful initial power on.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Space Station Anniversary<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/54718313037-d80d2b68a8-o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/54718313037-d80d2b68a8-o.jpg?w=2000\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA and its partners have supported humans continuously living and working in space since November 2000.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Jonny Kim<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nasa.sharepoint.com\/sites\/jsc\/SitePages\/Johnson%E2%80%99s-2025-Milestones.aspx#25-years-of-continuous-human-presence-aboard-the-international-space-station\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>On Nov. 2, 2025, NASA marked 25 years of continuous human presence aboard the space station. What began as a set of connected modules has grown into a cornerstone of international partnership, scientific discovery, and technology development in low Earth orbit.<br \/>For a quarter of century, the orbiting laboratory has supported research that advances human health, drives innovation, and prepares NASA for future crewed missions to the Moon and Mars. <\/p>\n<p>A truly global endeavor, the space station has been visited by more than 290 people from 26 countries and a variety of international and commercial spacecraft. The unique microgravity laboratory has hosted more than 4,000 experiments from over 5,000 researchers from 110 countries. The orbital outpost also is facilitating the growth of a commercial market in low Earth orbit for research, technology development, and crew and cargo transportation.<\/p>\n<p>After 25 years of habitation, the space station remains a symbol of international cooperation and a proving ground for humanity\u2019s next giant leaps.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Record-Breaking Spacewalks<\/h3>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/iss072e488376\/iss072e488376~large.jpg?w=1920&amp;h=1280&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/iss072e488376\/iss072e488376~large.jpg?w=1920&amp;h=1280&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Commander Suni Williams is pictured during a six-hour spacewalk for science and maintenance on the International Space Station. At upper right, is the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft docked to the Harmony module's space-facing port.\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Commander Suni Williams is pictured during a six-hour spacewalk for science and maintenance on the International Space Station. At upper right, is the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft docked to the Harmony module\u2019s space-facing port.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore began 2025 with two successful spacewalks, completing key maintenance and research tasks. Their work included removing an antenna assembly and collecting surface material samples for analysis at Johnson\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/astromaterials\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/astromaterials\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Astromaterials Research and Exploration Services<\/strong><\/a>, or ARES, division.<\/p>\n<p>With her latest spacewalks, Williams now holds the record for the most cumulative spacewalking time by a woman\u201362 hours and 6 minutes\u2013placing her fourth among the most experienced spacewalkers.<\/p>\n<p>NASA astronauts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/anne-c-mcclain\/\"><strong>Anne McClain<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/nasa-astronaut-nichole-ayers\/\"><strong>Nichole Ayers<\/strong><\/a> also conducted spacewalk operations, installing a mounting bracket to prepare for the future installation of an additional set of International Space Station Rollout Solar Arrays and relocating a space station communications antenna.<\/p>\n<p>These achievements were made possible by countless Johnson teams across the International Space Station, Flight Operations Directorate, and Exploration Architecture, Integration, and Science Directorate.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Two Expeditions Take Flight<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-10 arrived at the space station on March 15 and returned to Earth on on Aug. 9. <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3D7bWFT5mOZc4&amp;data=05%7C02%7Csumer.d.loggins%40nasa.gov%7C118e1785d6fd4628ede008dd6baf4d43%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C638785122836929903%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=SKLDwpd7XPojUAZAjsj6atDbm96qoqBE\/DUOti0Gk6U%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Crew-10<\/strong><\/a> included NASA astronauts <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DNAoQDKC6qm8&amp;data=05%7C02%7Csumer.d.loggins%40nasa.gov%7C118e1785d6fd4628ede008dd6baf4d43%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C638785122836948236%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=2IrLEpWANUZe91c6%2BXB0QB%2B%2BNMjhU5vY1g2ShmZM\/\/s%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Anne McClain<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DZvA4ijp-cFE&amp;data=05%7C02%7Csumer.d.loggins%40nasa.gov%7C118e1785d6fd4628ede008dd6baf4d43%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C638785122836960214%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=un\/zaSDzsTIc6gt0G3PpiRwAbLCuwIA9L7GZ4PhxQy0%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Nichole Ayers<\/strong><\/a>, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3D-VD4GdXpMLM&amp;data=05%7C02%7Csumer.d.loggins%40nasa.gov%7C118e1785d6fd4628ede008dd6baf4d43%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C638785122836971753%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=CbXQI9XcNWMvgYxk0eSSTvUj2ChifxbLi7Dpwpi86l4%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Takuya Onishi<\/strong><\/a>, and Roscosmos cosmonaut <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DvbRVlR2cuGA&amp;data=05%7C02%7Csumer.d.loggins%40nasa.gov%7C118e1785d6fd4628ede008dd6baf4d43%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C638785122836983264%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=bVZyXH8e1SRcnKtPkdBe90TGVV10ak0oMtzMs2LDrFk%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Kirill Peskov<\/strong><\/a>\u2014all of whom are trained pilots. Crew-9 also splashed down off Florida\u2019s coast on March 18.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NASA astronaut <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NBTKsXtudmY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Jonny Kim<\/strong><\/a> launched aboard the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8, marking his first mission to the space station. Expedition 73 officially began following the departure of NASA astronaut Don Pettit\u00a0aboard Soyuz MS-26 on April 19. NASA astronaut <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/nasa-astronaut-christopher-l-williams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Chris Williams<\/strong><\/a> then launched aboard the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft on Nov. 27 with Kim returning to Earth shortly after on Dec. 9, marking the start of Expedition 74.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NASA Selects 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class<\/h3>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/nasas-new-astronaut-candidates\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/54805897076-76f9cde759-o.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Ten people in blue jumpsuits link arms. The two women on either end wave at the audience, who is not visible.\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA\u2019s new astronaut candidates greet the crowd for the first time at Johnson Space Center.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/James Blair<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/johnson\/nasas-2025-astronaut-candidates-shaping-artemis-exploration\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/johnson\/nasas-2025-astronaut-candidates-shaping-artemis-exploration\/\">NASA\u2019s 10 new astronaut candidates<\/a><\/strong> were introduced Sept. 22 following a competitive selection process of more than 8,000 applicants from across the United States. The class will complete nearly two years of training before becoming eligible for flight assignments supporting missions to low Earth orbit, the Moon, and Mars.<\/p>\n<p>When they graduate, they will join NASA\u2019s active astronaut corps, advancing research aboard the space station and supporting Artemis missions that will carry human exploration farther than ever before.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Year of Lunar Firsts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/moon-photo-cropped-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/moon-photo-cropped-3.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Firefly\u2019s Blue Ghost lunar lander captured a bright image of the Moon\u2019s South Pole (on the far left) through the cameras on its top deck, while it travels to the Moon as part of NASA\u2019s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Firefly Aerospace<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nasa.sharepoint.com\/sites\/jsc\/SitePages\/Johnson%E2%80%99s-2025-Milestones.aspx#a-year-of-lunar-firsts\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>Firefly Aerospace\u2019s Blue Ghost Mission 1 launched delivering 10 NASA science and technology instruments to the Moon on March 2. The lander touched down near Mons Latreille in Mare Crisium, a basin on the near side of the Moon. Just days later on March 6, Intuitive Machines\u2019 IM-2 mission landed closer to the lunar South Pole than any previous lander.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Part of NASA\u2019s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercial-lunar-payload-services\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercial-lunar-payload-services\/\">CLPS<\/a><\/strong>) and Artemis campaign, these lunar deliveries are helping scientists address challenges like lunar dust mitigation, resource utilization, and radiation tolerance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These milestones were made possible by the collaborative efforts of Johnson teams across NASA\u2019s CLPS initiative, as well as the Engineering; Exploration Architecture, Integration, and Science; and Flight Operations directorates\u2014along with support from other NASA centers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>First Asteroid-Detecting Space Telescope Completes Testing<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nasa.sharepoint.com\/sites\/jsc\/SitePages\/Johnson%E2%80%99s-2025-Milestones.aspx#first-asteroid-detecting-space-telescope-completes-testing\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/neo-surveyor-instrument-enclosure-inside-historic-chamber-a\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pia26583orig.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A picture of a massive, silver, statuesque piece of hardware inside a cavernous testing chamber. The image is mostly dark, with an illuminated section in the lower center half of the picture. The hardware has two large, vertical silver metal posts on either side of it, and two silver metal posts that cross horizontally between them. In the center of those posts is a large portion of silver thermal blanketing that is gathered toward the middle. White lights shine upward from the base of either side of the hardware. A line of six, small, white lights with a blueish starburst effect crown the hardware.\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The instrument enclosure of NASA\u2019s Near-Earth Object Surveyor is prepared for critical environmental tests inside the historic Chamber A at the Space Environment Simulation Laboratory at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NASA\u2019s Near-Earth Object (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/neo-surveyor\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/neo-surveyor\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NEO<\/a><\/strong>) Surveyor\u2014its first space-based telescope designed specifically for planetary defense\u2014has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing in Johnson\u2019s Space Environment Simulation Laboratory in Chamber A.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Set to launch no earlier than late 2027, NEO Surveyor will seek out, measure, and characterize hard-to-detect asteroids and comets that could pose a hazard to Earth. The spacecraft is now at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California for continued development.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5IQTZuapGtQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Explore the capabilities and scientific work<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0enabled by the thermal testing conducted in Johnson\u2019s Chamber A.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These achievements were made possible by countless Johnson teams across the ARES Division and\u00a0Engineering Directorate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>First Houston AutoBoative Show<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/jsc2025e004801.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/jsc2025e004801.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Johnson Space Center employees present the Artemis Exhibit at the 2025 Houston AutoBoative Show at NRG Center.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Robert Markowitz\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nasa.sharepoint.com\/sites\/jsc\/SitePages\/Johnson%E2%80%99s-2025-Milestones.aspx#first-autoboative-show\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>For the first time, NASA rolled out its Artemis exhibit at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/driving-the-future-nasa-highlights-artemis-at-houston-autoboative-show\/\"><strong>Houston AutoBoative Show<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at NRG Center from Jan. 29 to Feb. 2. Johnson employees introduced vehicle enthusiasts to the technologies NASA and its commercial partners will use to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>The Artemis exhibit stood alongside some of the world\u2019s most advanced cars and boats, offering visitors an up-close look at the future of human space exploration.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees explored Artemis II and Artemis III mission road maps, practiced a simulated Orion docking with Gateway in lunar orbit, and tested their skills driving a virtual lunar rover simulator.<\/p>\n<p>NASA showcased lunar rover concepts, highlighting vehicles under development to help Artemis astronauts travel farther across the Moon\u2019s surface. <\/p>\n<p>All three Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) contractors, Astrolab, Intuitive Machines, and Lunar Outpost, completed their Preliminary Design Review milestones in June 2025, marking the end of Phase 1 feasibility study task orders that began in May 2024. NASA is preparing to award Phase 2 of the Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services contract with a demonstration mission task order that will\u202fresult in the development, delivery, and demonstration of an LTV on the Moon\u202f later this decade.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>First Dual NBL Run for NASA\u2019s Artemis III Lunar Spacesuit<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/jsc2025e077817.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/jsc2025e077817.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA astronauts Loral O\u2019Hara (left) and Stan Love (right) pose during the first dual spacesuit run at NASA\u2019s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston on Sept. 24, 2025. The astronauts wore Axiom Space\u2019s Artemis III lunar spacesuit, known as the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU), during the final integrated underwater test, confirming the spacesuit and facility are ready to support Artemis training.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nasa.sharepoint.com\/sites\/jsc\/SitePages\/Johnson%E2%80%99s-2025-Milestones.aspx#simulating-a-moonwalk-like-never-before\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>NASA and Axiom Space teams held the first dual spacesuit run at NASA\u2019s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory with NASA astronauts Stan Love and Loral O\u2019Hara. Both crewmembers wore Axiom Space\u2019s lunar spacesuit, called the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU), while performing simulated lunar surface operations underwater to test the spacesuit\u2019s functionality and mobility. This was the final integration test in the pool, proving both the spacesuit and facility are ready to support NASA Artemis training. To date, the Axiom team has conducted over 700\u00a0hours of manned, pressurized testing of the Artemis III lunar spacesuit. Axiom Space is scheduled to complete the critical design review\u00a0in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>These efforts were made possible by teams across Johnson\u2019s Joint Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Test Team.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hyCl694AWQY&amp;t=5s\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>Watch<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0how astronauts, engineers, and scientists are preparing for the next giant leap on the lunar surface.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>OSIRIS-REx Team Honored for Asteroid Sample Return<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/jsc2024e002016large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/jsc2024e002016large.jpg?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"OSIRIS REx curation team attempting to remove the two stuck fasteners that are currently prohibiting the complete opening of the TAGSAM head.\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA\u2019s OSIRIS-REx team poses inside a cleanroom at Johnson Space Center after successfully freeing fasteners on the TAGSAM (Touch-and-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism) head, allowing access to samples collected from asteroid Bennu. <\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Robert Markowitz<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nasa.sharepoint.com\/sites\/jsc\/SitePages\/Johnson%E2%80%99s-2025-Milestones.aspx#osiris-rex-team-honored-for-asteroid-sample-return\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>NASA\u2019s OSIRIS-REx curation team earned an Agency Group Achievement Award for their dedication to acquiring, preserving, and distributing asteroid samples from Bennu\u2014the agency\u2019s first asteroid sample return mission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe curation team ensured we were ready to receive and safeguard the samples, prepare and allocate them, and make them available to the broader scientific community,\u201d said Jemma Davidson, Astromaterials curator and branch chief of the Astromaterials Acquisition and Curation Office.<\/p>\n<p>After years of preparation, the team overcame unforeseen technical challenges to recover and preserve more than 120 grams of asteroid material\u2014now accessible to scientists worldwide for research into the origins of our solar system.<\/p>\n<p>These achievements were made possible by Johnson teams across the ARES Division and the Exploration Architecture, Integration, and Science Directorate.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Axiom Mission 4 Marks International Firsts in Space Station Mission\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ax4-crew-portrait.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ax4-crew-portrait.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The official crew portrait of the Axiom Mission-4 private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. From left are, Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla from India, Commander Peggy Whitson from the U.S., and Mission Specialists S\u0142awosz Uzana\u0144ski-Wi\u015bniewksi from Poland and Tibor Kapu from Hungary.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Axiom Space<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nasa.sharepoint.com\/sites\/jsc\/SitePages\/Johnson%E2%80%99s-2025-Milestones.aspx#axiom-mission-4-marks-international-firsts-in-space-station-mission\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>The Axiom Mission 4 crew successfully returned to Earth after an 18-day mission aboard the space station, conducting more than 60 experiments and educational outreach activities. Launched aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on June 25, the crew docked with the orbiting laboratory the following day to begin a packed schedule of science and outreach.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The mission marked the first space station flight for India, Poland, and Hungary. Led by former NASA astronaut and Axiom Space director of human spaceflight Peggy Whitson, the crew included ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, ESA (European Space Agency) project astronaut S\u0142awosz Uzna\u0144ski-Wi\u015bniewski of Poland, and Hungarian to Orbit (HUNOR) astronaut Tibor Kapu.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These achievements were made possible by Johnson\u2019s dedicated teams across the International Space Station Program, Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program, and Flight Operations Directorate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Johnson-Built Mars Hardware on Display at the Smithsonian\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nasa.sharepoint.com\/sites\/jsc\/SitePages\/Johnson%E2%80%99s-2025-Milestones.aspx#johnson-built-mars-hardware-now-on-display-at-the-smithsonian\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1-pia26520-perseverance-and-sherlocs-calibration-target-v2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"929\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1-pia26520-perseverance-and-sherlocs-calibration-target-v2.png?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Perseverance Mars rover, with a circle indicating the location of the calibration target for the rov-er\u2019s SHERLOC instrument\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">At left is NASA\u2019s Perseverance Mars rover, with a circle indicating the location of the calibration target for the rover\u2019s SHERLOC instrument. At right is a close-up of the calibration target. Along the bottom row are five swatches of spacesuit materials that scientists are studying as they de-grade.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Malin Space Science Systems<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sherloc-r2d2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sherloc-r2d2.jpg?w=2016\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The SHERLOC calibration target displayed at a museum next to R2-D2.\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman &amp; Luminescence for Organics &amp; Chemicals (SHERLOC) calibration target built at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center is on display in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum\u2019s Futures in Space gallery in Washington, D.C. <\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A piece of NASA Johnson Space Center\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/missions\/mars-2020-perseverance\/johnson-built-device-to-help-mars-2020-rover-search-for-signs-of-life\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>Mars legacy<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0has landed at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 10 years in the making, the Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman &amp; Luminescence for Organics &amp; Chemicals (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/images\/pia26520-perseverance-and-sherlocs-calibration-target\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/images\/pia26520-perseverance-and-sherlocs-calibration-target\/\" rel=\"noopener\">SHERLOC<\/a><\/strong>) calibration target\u2014built by Johnson\u2019s ARES Division with partners at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Amentum\u2014now has a permanent place in the museum\u2019s\u00a0Futures in Space gallery.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The palm-sized device is displayed beside an R2-D2 replica, connecting the wonder of space travel with the inspiration of seeing real flight hardware up close.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The calibration target, still in use aboard NASA\u2019s Perseverance rover after more than four years of operations in Jezero Crater, Mars, helps keep SHERLOC\u2019s laser, cameras, and spectrometers precisely tuned as it searches for ancient signs of life on Mars. Mounted on the rover\u2019s front, the target carries 10 known samples so engineers can check SHERLOC\u2019s performance during routine operations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trevor Graff, an ARES scientist who conceived the idea and\u00a0led the team\u00a0that designed and built SHERLOC\u2019s calibration device, said the project highlights the unique role of geology in space exploration. \u201cWhat excites me most is the practical application of geology\u2014where science enables exploration and exploration enables science,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SHERLOC itself sits on the rover\u2019s seven-foot robotic arm and combines a laser, camera, and chemical analyzers to look for signs that water once altered the Martian surface, potentially revealing evidence of past microscopic life. Several calibration targets are made from spacesuit material samples, allowing Johnson scientists to study how fabrics endure the harsh Martian environment to protect future explorers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-articles\">\n<section class=\"hds-related-articles padding-x-0 padding-y-3 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n<div class=\"w-100 grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0 text-align-left\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\">\n<h2 style=\"max-width: 100%\" class=\"width-full w-full maxw-full\">Explore More<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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From Artemis II mission preparations to science aboard the International Space Station, teams at Johnson helped prepare for future missions to the Moon and, ultimately, Mars. 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