Space Center Houston remains open during government shutdown; NASA tours paused

The attraction serves as the official visitor center of NASA's Johnson Space Center, but operates independently from the ...
Hoodline

Space Center Houston Stays Open Amidst NASA Furloughs as Government Shutdown Persists

Space Center Houston remains open during the government shutdown, while NASA furloughs the majority of its staff but maintains essential ISS operations.
Houston Public Media

Memo: More than 70 percent of Johnson Space Center’s workforce furloughed amid government shutdown

The furlough plan targets the agency's workforce of more than 15,000 civil servants. That includes 2,317 employees - or about ...
Texas Monthly

His NASA Tours Are Almost as Good as Going to Space

Irwin Stewart is one of the guides profiled in “Meet the Texperts! The State’s Best Tour Guides Want to Show You Around.” You don’t have to be a celebrity preparing for a movie about space to get a ...

NASA furloughs 83% of its federal workforce, more than 15,000 workers, during government shutdown

NASA furloughed more than 15,000 employees when the federal government shut down Wednesday, but mission control operations continue in Houston.
Ars Technica

Houston, you’ve got a space shuttle… only NASA won’t say which one

The head of NASA has decided to move one of the agency's retired space shuttles to Houston, but which one seems to still be up in the air. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), who earlier this year ...

Do rockets still launch during a government shutdown? How NASA could feel the effects

Is it time for NASA to hang up those spacesuits and power down those rockets? NASA is far from immune to the effects of a looming government shutdown if congressional leaders fail to reach an ...

Catch the first of 3 supermoons for 2025. Here's when to watch for the celestial sight in Houston.

The first of three supermoons to wrap up 2025 will take place tonight making the moon appear bigger and brighter than normal.