Johnson Space Center
NASA's mission control hub in Houston, directing Artemis II flight operations.
Last refreshed: 2 April 2026
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- Where is NASA mission control?
- Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.Source: quick_facts
- What does Johnson Space Center do for Artemis?
- It houses Mission Control, where flight controllers direct all Artemis II operations including the TLI decision.Source: background
- How many people work at JSC?
- Approximately 10,000.Source: quick_facts
- When was Johnson Space Center built?
- Established in 1961; named after President Johnson in 1973.Source: background
- What is Houston mission control?
- The Mission Control Center at JSC in Houston, which directs all NASA crewed spaceflights.Source: background
Background
Mission Control Center at JSC is directing all Artemis II operations. Flight controllers diagnosed the toilet fan fault remotely and will make the TLI go/no-go call from here.
Established in 1961 in Houston, Texas, JSC is home to NASA's astronaut corps and mission operations directorate. It has directed every crewed NASA mission from Gemini onwards and was named after President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1973. It employs approximately 10,000 people.
JSC is the physical centre of human spaceflight decision-making. Every critical call on Artemis II, from the TLI burn to reentry, routes through its Mission Control Center. Texas considers it a major economic anchor, with an estimated annual regional impact of $4.7 billion.