NASAs Johnson Space Center in Houston will host a meeting of the National Space Council at 2:20 p.m. EDT (1:20 p.m. CDT) today, Friday, Sept. 9. Vice President Kamala Harris will chair the event, and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will deliver remarks.
The meeting will air on NASA Television, the agencyswebsite, and theNASA app, as well as the agencys flagshipTwitter,Facebook, andYouTubechannels.
Prior to the meeting, Vice President Harris will speak with astronauts aboard the International Space Station from Johnsons mission control. The space-to-Earth call includes Expedition 67 NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, and Jessica Watkins. NASA will provide live coverage of the call starting at 10:55 a.m. EDT (9:55 a.m. CDT) on NASA Television, theNASA app, and agencyswebsite.
The vice president also will tour NASA Johnson, including the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF), where spaceflight crews and their support personnel receive training on high-fidelity hardware for real-time mission support. The SVMF consists of space station, Orion, and commercial vehicle mockups, as well as part-task trainers and rack interfaces, a Precision Air Bearing Floor, and a Partial Gravity Simulator.
The meeting is open to pre-credentialed media and the tour will include pooled press.
Images and video highlights from the meeting and tours will be available at:
https://www.nasa.gov/mediaresources
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