Houston

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Disambiguation: 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.

NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) is a civilian federal agency facility established in 1961 in Houston, Texas, serving as the primary operations and training center for all United States human spaceflight activities. Originally designated the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) and opened in September 1963, the facility was renamed in 1973 to honor President Lyndon B. Johnson. JSC houses Mission Control (which has managed every NASA crewed mission from Gemini through current International Space Station operations), the astronaut corps, and training facilities including the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. The center employs over 12,500 civil servants and contractors and operates with an annual budget exceeding $5 billion, making it one of NASA's largest research facilities. While UAP observations have been historically reported by astronauts during space missions, JSC is not documented as a primary investigation center for UAP phenomena; NASA's recent UAP scientific initiatives (beginning 2022) represent a new institutional engagement with the topic.

Enriquecimento (PT-BR)

Desambiguação: 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.

O Centro Espacial Johnson da NASA (JSC) é uma instalação de agência federal civil estabelecida em 1961 em Houston, Texas, servindo como o centro primário de operações e treinamento para todas as atividades de voo espacial humano dos Estados Unidos. Originalmente designado como Centro de Espaçonaves Tripuladas (MSC) e inaugurado em setembro de 1963, a instalação foi renomeada em 1973 em homenagem ao presidente Lyndon B. Johnson. O JSC abriga o Centro de Controle de Missão (que gerenciou todas as missões tripuladas da NASA desde Gemini até as operações atuais da Estação Espacial Internacional), o corpo de astronautas e instalações de treinamento incluindo o Laboratório de Flutuabilidade Neutra. O centro emprega mais de 12.500 funcionários civis e contratados e opera com orçamento anual superior a $5 bilhões, tornando-o uma das maiores instalações de pesquisa da NASA. Embora observações de UAP tenham sido historicamente relatadas por astronautas durante missões espaciais, o JSC não está documentado como um centro de investigação primário para fenômenos UAP; as iniciativas científicas recentes de UAP da NASA (a partir de 2022) representam um novo envolvimento institucional com o tópico.

External Sources

• Johnson Space Center - Wikipedia · Wikipedia · reliability: high — 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 · reliability: high — 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 · reliability: high — 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 · reliability: high — NASA commissioned UAP study team in June 2022; Focus on scientific examination of unidentified anomalous phenomena; NASA collecting data on UAPs from scientific perspective

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