Johnson Space Center

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/johnson-space-center

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Johnson Space Center built?Construction began 1962, opened September 1963
2. How big is Johnson Space Center?1,620 acres
3. What is the location?Houston, Texas
4. What is the primary function?Human spaceflight training, research, and flight control

Extravehicular Activity (EVA): Any activity done by an astronaut outside a spacecraft, commonly known as a spacewalk.
Telemetry: The process of recording and transmitting the readings of an instrument, especially from a remote source like a spacecraft.
Space Task Group (STG): The original NASA organization formed to coordinate the U.S. crewed spaceflight program.
Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL): A large pool used for simulating microgravity conditions to train astronauts for spacewalks.