Head of Johnson Space Center becomes third-highest executive at NASA
Vanessa Wyche, who has led NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston since 2021, is being promoted to acting associate administrator.
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Houston's NASA employees are bracing for layoffs this week
The latest information suggests NASA's Johnson Space Center employees could be exempt from these layoffs. Read here for the latest. NASA employees in the Houston area are bracing for layoffs ...
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NASA employees in Houston spared from latest round of government layoffs
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- NASA employees at Johnson Space Center were spared from Tuesday night's latest round of government layoffs. It's a surprise turn of events hours after the center's ...
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NASA associate administrator for exploration to retire
NASA also announced Feb. 24 that Vanessa Wyche, director of the Johnson Space Center, has become acting associate administrator, succeeding Free. She has been at NASA for 35 years, including ...
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NASA strikes deal over layoffs of recent hires
NASA confirmed Thursday that the space agency may have sidestepped the sweeping layoffs it was expected to implement this week, potentially saving hundreds of newly hired employees and career ...
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NASA delays launch of SPHEREx and PUNCH missions to March 8
NASA's SPHEREx and PUNCH missions will need to wait a little longer before heading to space. After delaying the launch of these missions five times — they were originally slated to take to the ...
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 lands at Kennedy Space Center ahead of Wednesday launch to ISS
Crew-10 entered routine pre-flight quarantine on Feb. 26 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to prevent exposure to sicknesses. They will remain in quarantine at KSC's Neil A. Armstrong ...
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NASA is expecting a visit from Elon Musk's DOGE crew, its acting chief says
DOGE is tearing through government agencies — and NASA may be next in line. Speaking on the sidelines of the Commerce Space Conference in Washington DC on Wednesday, the space agency's acting ...
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NASA delays launch of newest space telescope to search for life’s key ingredients
Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. NASA’s newest space telescope, SPHEREx, designed to seek out the key ingredients for life in the ...
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Houston's Johnson Space Center director promoted to high-ranking NASA role
The director of NASA's Johnson Space Center Vanessa Wyche in Houston has been tapped to take on the role of associate administrator at NASA. Wyche will be replacing Jim Free, who recently ...
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NASA layoffs will take 10 percent of its workforce: Report
"Many of the probationary employees are just starting out their careers and were likely thrilled to land a job at NASA to explore the universe. And then all of that youthful energy and hope was ...
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Why NASA Is Trying to Go Back to the Moon
Reporting on missions to the moon and beyond. NASA is aiming to send astronauts back to the moon, because that is what President Trump set as the destination of the agency’s human spaceflight ...