JSC History

Johnson Space Center was established in 1961 as the Manned Spacecraft Center. In 1973, the Center was renamed in honor of the late President and Texas native, Lyndon B. Johnson. From the early Gemini, Apollo and Skylab projects to today's Space Shuttle and International Space Station Programs, the Center continues to lead NASA's efforts in human space exploration.

About Johnson Space Center
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/info/aboutjsc.html

Johnson Space Center 50th Anniversary
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/about/history/jsc50/index.html

JSC History Collection
https://historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov/JSCHistoryPortal/history/
history_collection.htm

Johnson Space Center: 1958-1978
Houston History Magazine
https://historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov/JSCHistoryPortal/
history/HouHistory/index.htm

Suddenly, Tomorrow Came: a History of Johnson Space Center
https://historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov/JSCHistoryPortal/
history/suddenly_tomorrow/suddenly.htm

Ellington Field: A Short History, 1917-1963
https://historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov/JSCHistoryPortal/
history/ellington/Ellington.pdf

JSC Human Spaceflight History Web Site
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/history/

NASA U.S. Spacesuit Knowledge Capture Program
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/spacesuits/index.htm

JSC Human Spaceflight History Web Site
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/history/

JSC News Releases Archive 1961 - 2016
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/releases/archives.html

JSC News Releases Archive 2010 - 2019
https://www.nasa.gov/content/johnson-space-center-news-releases/index.html

Space Weekly News Roundup - 1961-2001
https://historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov/JSCHistoryPortal/
history/roundups/roundups.htm

Space Weekly News Roundup - 2013 - 2017
https://www.nasa.gov/roundup-resources

1961 NASA Press Release Announcing Manned Space Flight Center
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/jsc40/memo_1a.html

September 19, 1961 Space Task Group Memo Announcing Location Manned Spacecraft Center
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/jsc40/ memo_1.html

October 19, 1961 NASA Space Task Group Memo Establishing Manned Spacecraft Center
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/jsc40/memo_2.htm