NASA Update Houston Chronicle “NASA’s Mission Control at Johnson Space Center sustained roof damage from high winds during Hurricane Ike, the space agency said Saturday. A rideout team operating the control center during the storm was able to protect computers and other critical equipment before they could be damaged, said space agency spokesman John Ira Petty.” Mission control appears to escape major damage Spaceflight Now “A rideout team at the […]

Hurricane Ike in the Gulf of Mexico at 11:15 a.m. EDT Friday Sept. 12, 2008, heading toward Houston. The coastal city of Galveston and parts of southern Houston are under evacuations orders. NASA has temporarily moved Mission Control to Huntsville, Ala.