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JSC was established in September 1961 as NASA's primary center for:
Information on many popular human space flight subjects is available on the World Wide Web segment of the Internet in several locations.
The following publications are available through the JSC Information Service Center by writing to: NASA Johnson Space Center, 2101 NASA Road 1, Mail Code AP2, Houston, TX 77058-3696. Associated WWW addresses where applicable:
Following are the answers to our 20 most frequently asked questions (FAQs):
A causeway pass allows vehicles access and parking along the causeway near Cape Kennedy in Florida for a launch. It is an excellent unobstructed viewing area for the event. Individuals who desire a car pass for a particular launch should contact Johnson Space Center Community Affairs at 281-483-3518.
Astronaut speakers may be requested through the Astronaut Appearances Office at 281-244-8866. General NASA speakers (scientists, engineers, etc.) may be requested through community Affairs at 281-483-4273.
There are exhibits that are available on loan to educational facilities and other non-profit functions by calling the Exhibits Manager at 281-483-8622.
Still photography may be downloaded from the WWW at http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/ or be purchased from NASA's Media Resource Center at 281-483-4231.
Space Center Houston is JSC's official visitor center. It is Located adjacent to JSC and is managed in partnership with non-profit private sector organizations. Information is available on the WWW at http://www.spacecenter.org/ The main contact phone number is 281-244-2100. For information concerning day camps for children and school group visits call 281-244-2145.
NASA has several Educator Resource Centers (ERCs) throughout the United States to serve educators. The Johnson Space Center ERC serves educators in an eight-state region (Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota and South Dakota). The phone number for this ERC is 281-244-2129 or 1-800-972-0369 X2129. To determine the appropriate ERC for other states, contact the JSC Resource Center at the same number.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, is the Center responsible for planetary probes and maintains solar system information. The phone number is 818-354-5011. The WWW address is: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/
All human space launches occur at Kennedy Space Center. The phone number is 407-867-7819.
Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is the NASA Center responsible for satellite programs. It has information on satellite images, the Hubble Space Telescope, space tracking and space debris. The phone number is 301-286-5566.
Less than 1 percent of the federal budget goes to NASA. The budget for NASA is administered at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Inquiries on this subject should be directed to 202-358-1753.
Requests for NASA technical publications and papers should be Directed to NASA's Center for Aerospace Information (CASI) at 301-621-0390.
NASA souvenirs may be purchased from the Space Trader Gift Shop at 1-800-746-7724.
Individual astronaut lithographs may be obtained by writing to Johnson Space Center, Mail Code CB, 2101 NASA Road 1, Houston, TX 77058-3696.
NASA does not recommend specific institutions or courses of instruction. Please contact accredited universities of your choice to determine if instruction is offered in the aerospace field. The qualifications for becoming an astronaut are covered in the Astronaut Selection and Training Brochure.
Applications may be obtained by writing to Johnson Space Center, Mail Code AH, 2101 NASA Road 1, Houston, TX, 77058- 3696.
All the clocks on the shuttle are set to Mission Elapsed Time (MET). The MET clock does not start running until we launch into space, and when it does start running, it starts right at midnight. So, one hour after we lift off, it is 1:00 a.m. Astronauts have a 16-hour day and then a sleep period. Mission Control uses both MET for the shuttle and Central time for public event times, so that everyone knows when particular events will occur on a mission.
There is no bath or shower on the shuttle, so astronauts just wash off with wet washcloths, using soaps that you don't have to rinse off. When they brush their teeth, they can either swallow the toothpaste or spit it into a washcloth. Designing a toilet for zero gravity is tougher. The astronauts use air flow to make the urine or feces go where they want, since gravity will not do it for them.
18. What does launch feel like?
It is a very exciting, noisy, shaking ride for the first two minutes. Then the solid rocket boosters drop off and it gets a lot smoother, but there still is a strong push on the back of the astronauts' seats from all the power in the three main engines. Those three main engines burn fuel at an incredible rate - approximately 1,000 gallons every second. The shuttle goes from zero miles per hour (mph) on the launch pad to over 17,000 mph in just over eight minutes. That means we go 2,000 mph faster every minute (information from space shuttle astronauts Kathy Sullivan and Pierre Thuot).
Yes, depending on your location, the orbit of the shuttle and Lighting conditions. A detailed list of sighting opportunities is posted during each mission on the NASA Shuttle Web at http://shuttle.nasa.gov/sts-XX/orbit/orbiter/sighting/sighting.html (where XX is the flight number).
The most up-to-date orbital elements for the shuttle are available on the NASA Shuttle Web at http://shuttle.nasa.gov/sts-XX/orbit/orbiter/sighting/shuttle.html (where XX is the flight number).
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center is adjacent to Clear Lake at 2101 NASA Road 1, about 20 miles southeast of downtown Houston via Interstate 45. Additional facilities are located at nearby Ellington Field, seven miles north of the center.
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