They came from outer space

摘要

Great technologies, that is. Now the Johnson Space Center is looking for industry partners to explore the next frontiers. For 50 years the Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston has routinely created technology to enable the quest for space exploration. From Gemini to Apollo to the space shuttle, the center has provided breakthroughs to support NASA's space missions. But now NASA has taken a step back. The last shuttle mission took place earlier this year, and other than supporting the International Space Station along with 15 other countries, most of the work at the JSC is looking further into the future, perhaps at deeper manned space flights that are years away from liftoff. Although thousands have been laid off post-shuttle, the JSC is not closing its doors. In fact, it is opening them - to industries like oil and gas.