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Johnson Space Center
Established in September 1961 as NASA's primary center for: design, development and testing of spacecraft and associated systems for human flight; selection and training of astronauts; planning and conducting human space flight missions; and extensive participation in the medical, engineering scientific experiments carried aboard apace flights.
Space Center Houston
Official Visitors Center of NASA's Johnson Space Center
Hypervelocity Impact Technology Facility
http://hitf.jsc.nasa.gov/hitfpub/main/index.html
The HITF has two primary functions: (1) research and development of advanced lightweight shielding for spacecraft. (2) Meteoroid and orbital debris threat assessments of spacecraft, including the Shuttle and International Space Station.
Astromaterials Curation at NASA JSC
http://www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/
We protect, preserve, and distribute for study samples from the Moon, Mars, and interplanetary space in support of solar system exploration.
JSC Employment
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/people/jobs.html
Information on civil service jobs, contractor jobs, the fellowship program, and the student co-op program opportunities at the Johnson Space Center.
Curator for Astromaterials Samples at Johnson Space Center
http://www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/curator/
Our mission is to protect, preserve, and distribute for study samples from the Moon, Mars, and interplanetary space in support of solar system exploration.